puro-sangue
See also: purosangue and puro sangue
Portuguese
Etymology
From puro (“pure”) + sangue (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpu.ɾuˈsɐ̃.ɡi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpu.ɾoˈsɐ̃.ɡe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpu.ɾuˈsɐ̃.ɡɨ/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ro‧-san‧gue
Adjective
puro-sangue m or f (plural puros-sangues)
Noun
puro-sangue m (plural puros-sangues)
- a thoroughbred horse or mare.
- Puro-sangue Lusitano
- Pure Blood Lusitano
Related terms
Further reading
- “puro-sangue”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “puro-sangue”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026