órgão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“work”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔɾ.ɣɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: ór‧gão

Noun

órgão m (plural órgãos)

  1. (music) organ
  2. (anatomy) organ
  3. institution

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:órgão.

Descendants
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