banho

Portuguese
banho

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese banno, from Vulgar Latin *baneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɐ̃.ɲu/ [ˈbɐ̃.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɐ.ɲo/

  • Rhymes: -ɐɲu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nho

Noun

banho m (plural banhos)

  1. bath (the act of bathing)
  2. the act of showering
  3. (informal) thrashing, bloodbath (heavy defeat)
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