calouro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros, “monk”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈlo.ɾu/, /kaˈlow.ɾu/, /kaˈlow.ɾo/

Noun

calouro m (plural calouros, feminine caloura, feminine plural calouras)

  1. (education, slang) freshman (a person in the first year of an institution)

References
  1. “caloiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.
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