Polyglot Dictionary

reverência

/xeveˈɾẽsjɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as reverências

Meaning

  1. bow

    Also means reverence or deep respect in general (ter reverência por algo), not only a formal bow or curtsy.

    • Fez uma reverência.

      He bowed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lazada

lazada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bow."

Spanish

proa

proa is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bow."

Spanish

reverencia

reverencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bow."

Practice

1 What does reverência mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fez uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches reverência?

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