âmago

See also: amago, amagó, and ámago

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from:

• Old Galician-Portuguese meogo (“middle”), from Latin medio loco;
• Arabic اَلمُخّ (al-muḵḵ, “the marrow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ma.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ma.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.ma.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.mɐ.ɡu/ [ˈɐ.mɐ.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: â‧ma‧go

Noun

âmago m (plural âmagos)

1. core, heart, centre
2. essence