Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine, uncountable, usually) powder
- (masculine, uncountable, usually) dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects)
- (masculine, slang, uncountable, usually) cocaine
Concepts
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese poo, from Vulgar Latin *pulus, from earlier *pulvus n, from Latin pulvis m, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Compare Galician po, Spanish polvo.
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