Egito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Egipto (superseded, occasionally used in Portugal)
Egypto (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Egipto (“Egypt”), from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ˈʒi.tu/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ˈʒi.tu/

Proper noun

Egito m

Egypt (a country in northeast Africa)
Egypt; Ancient Egypt (an ancient civilisation in the Nile Valley)

Synonyms

(Ancient Egypt): Egito Antigo, Antigo Egito

Related terms

egípcio

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