meu
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of meu
C16: from Latin mēum, from Greek mēon
Example Sentences
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“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
We shall never see Brazil again, Salvador meu!
From The Stowaway Girl by Louis Tracy
"My boy, my boy—fill meu, fill meu!" she sobbed, throwing her arms about the sturdy neck of the Rector, who at that moment seemed to be the resurrection of his father's very self.
From Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Arthur Livingston
"E meu ru ru a vau," it ran, and that was all of it, sung in a stately, endless, ever-varying chant, accompanied by solemn chords from the ukelele.
From The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London
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 William H. C. Groome
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