passo

Portuguese

/ˈpa.su/

noun
Definitions
  • step; footstep; pace movement made from one foot to the other
  • step; pace a unit distance roughly equivalent to the distance covered in a step
  • step very short distance
  • step; footstep sound produced by stepping on the ground
  • (chiefly) pace manner or speed of walking or marching
  • pace the speed of a process
  • (dancing) the movements associated with a dance style
  • step; stage; phase distinct part of a process or protocol
  • (figurative) step an attempt in dealing with something
  • (geography) pass narrow passage or channel between geographical features
  • (mechanical engineering) pitch distance between a gear’s teeth
  • (mechanical engineering) pitch distance between a screws’s threads

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese passo inherited from Latin passus (a step, step, pace, track, footstep, dried).

Origin

Latin

passus

Gloss

a step, step, pace, track, footstep, dried

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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