adeus

See also: adéus

Galician

Interjection

adeus

goodbye

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ad- (“to”) + deus (“god”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐˈðewʃ]
audio (Portugal) (file)
(Carioca) IPA^(key): [aˈdewʃ]
(Brazil) IPA^(key): [aˈdews]
audio (Brazil) (file)

Interjection

adeus

goodbye (farewell)

Usage notes

While in Portugal, adeus is used to simply say goodbye, in Brazil it is usually used for long or permanent departures.

Synonyms

tchau, até mais, falou

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