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Where does “abelharuco” come from?

abelharuco (Portuguese) comes from Spanish -uco — Added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive...

abelharuco (Portuguese): bee-eater

Definitions

  1. bee-eater

Ancestry of “abelharuco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ucoAdded to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive...

Words derived from “abelharuco”

  • abejaruco
Every word from Spanish -uco →