relógio
Meaning
- (masculine) clock (instrument to measure or keep track of time)
- (masculine) watch
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧ló‧gi‧o
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁeˈlɔ.ʒi.u/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish reloj, from Old Catalan relotge, from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Compare Galician reloxo, Mirandese reloijo, Asturian and Leonese reló, Spanish reloj, Aragonese reloch, Catalan rellotge and Occitan relòtge.
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