regaço

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: re‧ga‧ço

Etymology 1

Deverbal from regaçar. Compare Galician and Spanish regazo.

Noun

regaço m (plural regaços)

  1. lap (space in front of the lower abdomen, or over the legs of a seated person)
    Synonym: colo
  2. lap (the lower part of a garment that hangs loosely)
  3. bowels (the deepest or innermost part)
  4. (figurative) a safe or tranquil place

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

regaço

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regaçar

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