What does velório in Portuguese mean?

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

The word velório in Portuguese means wake, funeral home, snore, velório, roupa de velório, roupa de velório. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word velório

wake

substantivo masculino (vigília a defunto) (gathering, usually at home)

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

funeral home

substantivo masculino (local de vigília a defunto)

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

snore

substantivo masculino (figurado (evento social desanimado) (figurative: boring)

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

velório

noun (before funeral) (antes do funeral)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Toda a família compareceu ao velório da avó deles.
They are having a wake for their grandfather at the funeral home.

roupa de velório

plural noun (mourning clothes)

(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 woman dressed in weeds for a month after her husband passed away.

roupa de velório

plural noun (informal, dated (clothing)

(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 peasants wore weeds made from rough burlap.

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