polvo

Etymology

From Spanish polvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolvo/
• Hyphenation: pol‧vo

Noun

polvo (accusative singular polvon, plural polvoj, accusative plural polvojn)

1. dust

Etymology

From Esperanto polvo.

Noun

polvo (plural polvi)

1. powder, dust

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Latin polypus (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of pólipo.

Cognate with Galician polbo, Spanish pulpo, Italian polpo, French poulpe.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpow.vu/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɫ.vu/
• Hyphenation: pol‧vo

Noun

polvo m (plural polvos)

1. octopus

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pulvus, from Classical Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Noun

polvo m (plural polvos)

1. dust
2. powder
3. (vulgar, colloquial) fuck, screw (sexual intercourse)