What does colo in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word colo in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use colo in Portuguese.

The word colo in Portuguese means neck, neck, lap, chest, breast, pass, neck, colo, passagem, colada, colon, bebê de colo, câncer cervical, cérvice, pegar carona, pegar carona. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colo

neck

substantivo masculino (parte do corpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

neck

substantivo masculino (Anatomia: parte de um órgão) (neck of the uterus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lap

substantivo masculino (entre as coxas e o abdome)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chest, breast

substantivo masculino (parte acima dos seios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pass

substantivo masculino (entre duas montanhas) (lower area between two peaks)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

neck

substantivo masculino (parte estreita da garrafa) (bottle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

colo

noun (thighs when sitting)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O infante sentou no colo de sua mãe.
The toddler sat on her mother's lap.

passagem, colada

noun (geography: pass in mountain ridge)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Cols are often used as mountain passes.

colon

noun (poetry) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The students are studying the colon in Greek poetry.

bebê de colo

noun (baby)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

câncer cervical

noun (malignant disease of the cervix) (doença maligna do cérvice)

She has just been diagnosed with cervical cancer.

cérvice

noun (opening of the uterus) (abertura do útero)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The gynecologist will examine the pelvis and cervix.

pegar carona

(US, figurative, informal (carry, attach to [sth] else) (BRA, figurado)

They're going to piggyback this clause onto the amendment.

pegar carona

intransitive verb (US, informal (be carried, attached to [sth] else) (BRA)

I don't think this amendment will stand on its own, so it will probably have to piggyback.

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