colônia

See also: colonia, Colonia, colónia, colònia, Colónia, and Colônia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

colónia (Portugal)

Etymology

From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier * quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlõ.ni.ɐ/ [koˈlõ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /koˈlõ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlo.ni.a/ [koˈlo.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /koˈlo.nja/

Homophone: Colônia
Hyphenation: co‧lô‧ni‧a

Noun

colônia f (plural colônias) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

colony (region or governmental unit)
a settlement of immigrants
plantation
eau de Cologne; cologne (type of perfume)

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