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Where does “descaroçado” come from?

descaroçado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese descaroçar, from Portuguese caroço, from Vulgar Latin carudium, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

descaroçado (Portuguese): whose seeds have been removed

Definitions

  1. whose seeds have been removed

Ancestry of “descaroçado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedescaroçarto remove seeds from fruits or bolls
2Portuguesecaroçostone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth
3Vulgar Latincarudium—
4Ancient Greekκαρύδιον—
5Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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