ônibus

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Meaning

  1. (Brazil,invariable,masculine) bus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people)
  2. (historical,invariable,masculine) horse bus

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
ô‧ni‧bus
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈõ.ni.bus/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin omnibus (“for everyone”), dative plural of omnis (“all”). Doublet of omnibus.

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