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Where does “dorminhoco” come from?

dorminhoco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -oco — forms diminutives, often deprecating.

dorminhoco (Portuguese): sleepyhead; sleepy, dozy

Definitions

  1. sleepyhead; sleepy, dozy

Ancestry of “dorminhoco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ocoforms diminutives, often deprecating
Every word from Portuguese -oco →