bem-vindo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

benvindo (common misspelling)

Etymology

From bem (“well”) + vindo (“come”). Compare Galician benvido and Spanish bienvenido.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃j̃.ˈvĩ.du/, /bẽj̃.ˈvĩ.du/
Homophone: Benvindo

Adjective

bem-vindo m (feminine singular bem-vinda, masculine plural bem-vindos, feminine plural bem-vindas, comparable)

welcome (whose arrival is a cause of joy)

Interjection

bem-vindo (bem-vindo m, bem-vindos pl, bem-vinda f, bem-vindas f pl)

welcome

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