desenho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desenhar (“to design, draw”), from Latin dēsīgnō (“to design”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzẽ.ɲu/ [deˈzẽ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈzẽ.ɲu/ [deˈzẽ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈze.ɲo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈzɐ(j).ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈzɐ(j).ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.ɲu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈze.ɲu/

• Audio (Northern Portugal):

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• Rhymes: -eɲu, (Portugal) -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: de‧se‧nho

Noun

desenho m (plural desenhos)

1. drawing

   Synonyms: debuxo, esboço, delineio

2. (uncountable, uncommon) design

   Synonym: design

3. (colloquial) Ellipsis of desenho animado; cartoon

Related terms

• desenhado
• desenhador
• desenhar (“to draw”)
• desenhista

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

desenho

1. first-person singular present indicative of desenhar