vizinho

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vezinho, from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus. Compare Galician veciño, Spanish vecino.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈzĩ.ɲu/ [viˈzĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈzi.ɲo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨˈzi.ɲu/, (proscribed) /viˈzi.ɲu/

  • Rhymes: -iɲu
  • Homophone: vezinho (Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: vi‧zi‧nho

Adjective

vizinho (feminine vizinha, masculine plural vizinhos, feminine plural vizinhas)

  1. neighbouring; adjacent (located next to something)
    Synonym: adjacente
    Casas vizinhas.
    Neighbouring houses.
  2. neighbouring; adjacent; contiguous (sharing a border)
    Synonyms: adjacente, limítrofe, contíguo
    Países vizinhos.
    Neighbouring countries.
  3. (figurative) analogous; related; connected (having many similarities)
    Synonym: análogo
    Conceitos vizinhos.
    Analogous concepts.
  4. (figurative) adjacent in a scale or rank
    Synonym: adjacente
    Ré e mi são notas vizinhas.
    D and E are adjacent notes.

Noun

vizinho m (plural vizinhos, feminine vizinha, feminine plural vizinhas)

  1. neighbor (person who lives next to another)
    Ele é nosso vizinho.
    He is our neighbor.
  2. neighbor (place or object located next to another)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: vizinhu
  • Kabuverdianu: bizinhu
  • Papiamentu: bisiña

References
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