correio
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Occitan corrieu (“messenger”) (Catalan correu), from Old French corlieu,[1] or from Spanish correo.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈʁej.u/ [koˈheɪ̯.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koˈʁej.u/ [koˈχeɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈʁej.o/ [koˈheɪ̯.o]
Noun
[edit]correio m (plural correios)
- mail (regular delivery of letters and small parcels)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “correio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ^ “correio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Further reading
[edit]- “correio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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