cheo

From Old Portuguese chẽo, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Portuguese cheio, Spanish lleno.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeo̝/

cheo m (feminine singular chea, masculine plural cheos, feminine plural cheas)

1. full

   Antonyms: baleiro, baldeiro

2. (figurative) stuffed, sated

   Synonym: farto

3. (figurative) tired, fed up

   Synonyms: canso, farto

• chea
• manchea (“handful”, literally “handful”)

• “cheo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “cheo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cheo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cheo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /çoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /çɔː/

cheo m

1. Lenited form of ceo.

cheo

1. Alternative form of sche

cheo (feminine chea, masculine plural cheos, feminine plural cheas)

1. Obsolete form of cheio.

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cheo (ki-vi class, plural vyeo)

1. rank or title
2. measure

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɛw˧˧]

cheo • (㹦)

1. a chevrotain; mouse deer (of the family Tragulidae)

cheo • (𠰉, ⿱山周)

1. (historical) a dowry paid to the bride's village or local community