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meu

British  
/ mjuː /

noun

  1. another name for spignel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of meu

C16: from Latin mēum, from Greek mēon

Example Sentences

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“Quando meu filho era bebê, ele não gostava de comer até que eu comecei a lhe oferecer produtos da Nestlé”, contou com orgulho.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2017

“Olhe para essa malcriação, Daniel! Oh, meu Deus!”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017

Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP Leia este artigo na lingua original Sou um estudante de 21 anos, cursando Comunicação Social na PUC-Rio e um jornalista do portal Viva Rocinha, atuando no meu bairro Rocinha.

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2015

“Mas o meu samba transcende,” he sings — “But my samba transcends” — just as his band sets up a broodingly buoyant groove.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2010

Houlston sends his kind regards to you, and says he shall be very happy to meet you again Adeos, meu amigo—that is, Good-bye, my friend.

From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.

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