aquém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese aquen, from Vulgar Latin *eccu hinc, from Latin eccum + hinc, or from *eccu inde.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /a.ˈkɐ̃j̃/, /a.ˈkẽj̃/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈkej̃/, IPA(key): /a.ˈkwej̃/
  • Hyphenation: a‧quém

Adverb

aquém

  1. on this side; here
  2. below; underneath
  3. something that falls short of a goal or an expectation

Antonyms
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