zo-

variant of zoo- before a vowel: zooid.

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Discover The Influence Of Portuguese On English Via This Quiz!

We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby zo-

zlín, zm, zn, znaniecki, zo, zo-, zoa, zoacanthosis, zoaea, zoan, zoanthropy

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British Dictionary definitions for zo-

zo-

combining form

a variant (before a vowel) of zoo-

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Medical definitions for zo-

zo-

pref.

Variant ofzoo-