Egito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Egipto (“Egypt”), borrowed from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈʒi.tu/, (proscribed) /iˈʒi.ptu/

    • Rhymes: -itu
    • Hyphenation: E‧gi‧to

    Proper noun

    Egito m (demonym egípcio or egipciano)

    1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia; capital: Cairo)
    2. (historical) Ancient Egypt (a civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from c. 3150 BCE to 30 BCE)
      Synonym: Antigo Egito
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