pranto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pranto, planto, an early borrowing from Latin planctus (“wailing, lamentation”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese chanto (compare also Spanish llanto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: pran‧to

Noun

pranto m (plural prantos)

1. mourning
2. crying, lamentation, sorrow

   Synonyms: lamentação, queixume, choro

3. (by extension) tears

   Synonym: lágrimas