coalho

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aʎu

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese quallo, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin quāglum, from Latin coāgulum following syncopation. Doublet of the borrowing coágulo.

Noun

coalho m (plural coalhos)

  1. curdling, coagulation
  2. milk curd
  3. (anatomy) abomasum (fourth stomach compartment of a ruminant)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

coalho

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of coalhar

References
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