ônibus
Meaning
- (Brazil,invariable,masculine) bus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people)
- (historical,invariable,masculine) horse bus
Frequency
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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