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Where does “açougue” come from?

açougue (Portuguese) comes from Arabic اَلسُّوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

açougue (Portuguese): butchershop; slaughterhouse; massacre

Definitions

  1. butchershop; slaughterhouse; massacre

Ancestry of “açougue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلسُّوق—
2Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
3Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
4Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
5Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

Words derived from “açougue”

  • açougueiro
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