puro
Meaning
- (comparable) pure (free of pollutants)
- (comparable) pure; flawless (free of flaws or imperfections)
- (comparable) pure; clean (free of immoral behaviour)
- (Brazil, comparable, slang) sober (not under the influence of any recreational drug)
Concepts
Opposite of
impuro, contaminado, imperfeito, sujo, chapado
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpu.ɾu/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese puro, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”).
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