velho

Borrowed from Russian волхв (volxv, “mage”), from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋelho/, [ˈʋe̞lho̞]

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• Rhymes: -elho
• Syllabification^(key): vel‧ho

velho

1. wizard

• véio, véi (eye dialect)

From Old Portuguese vello, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus, from Proto-Indo-European *wétos (“year”).

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ju/

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• Hyphenation: ve‧lho

velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable, comparative mais velho, superlative o mais velho or velhíssimo, diminutive velhinho, augmentative velhão)

1. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)

   Essa escultura é velha.

   This sculpture is old.

   Synonyms: antigo, vetusto, (archaic) vedro

2. (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)

   Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho.

   I will stop working after I become old.

   Synonym: idoso

3. (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)

   Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo.

   I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out.

4. old (obsolete or out-of-date)

   Essa teoria já está velha.

   This theory is already obsolete.

   Synonyms: obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto

• Velho may be considered slightly offensive, especially when referring to people.

• (ancient): novo, recente
• (old-aged): novo, jovem, moço
• (used for a considerable period of time): novo
• (obsolete): novo, recente

velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas)

1. (sometimes offensive) an old person

   Synonyms: idoso, (slang, Brazil) coroa

   Antonyms: jovem, moço

2. (slang) father

   Synonyms: pai, (childish, Brazil) papai

3. (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
4. (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro

   Synonyms: mano, cara, bróder, brada

• arco da velha
• jogo da velha
• velhaco
• velhão (augmentative)
• velhinho (diminutive), velhote (diminutive), velhozinho (diminutive)
• velhíssimo (superlative)

• envelhecer

• Kabuverdianu: bedju

velho!

1. (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)

   Synonym: mano