orvalho

/oɾˈvaʎu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os orvalhos

Meaning

  1. dew

    • O orvalho molhou a grama.

      The dew wet the grass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Tau

Tau is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dew."

Spanish

rocío

rocío is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dew."

French

rosée

rosée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dew."

Practice

1 What does orvalho mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ molhou a grama.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches orvalho?

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