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Where does “monção” come from?

monção (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

monção (Portuguese): monsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the...

Definitions

  1. monsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the...

Ancestry of “monção”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَوْسِمseason, holiday
2Arabicموسمseason; festive season; festival, holiday
3Arabicوسمto mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

Words derived from “monção”

  • monsoon
  • monsoonal
  • premonsoon
  • postmonsoon
  • intermonsoon
  • monsoonlike
  • intermonsoonal
  • antimonsoon
  • monzón
  • mousson
  • モンスーン
  • moesson
  • 몬순
  • muson
  • मानसूनी
  • मानसून
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