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Where does “aranha” come from?

aranha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese aranna, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

aranha (Portuguese): spider; female sexual organ, vagina, especially...

Definitions

  1. spider; female sexual organ, vagina, especially...

Ancestry of “aranha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearannaspider
2Latinarānea—
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

Words derived from “aranha”

  • aranheira
  • Aranha
  • aranhiço
  • aranha
  • araña
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