velho

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vëlho, borrowed from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋelho/, [ˈʋe̞lho̞]

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• Rhymes: -elho
• Hyphenation^(key): vel‧ho

Noun

velho

1. wizard

References

Further reading

• “velho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Adjective

velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of vello

Noun

velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of vello

Further reading

• “velho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Alternative forms

• véio, véi (Brazil, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Pronunciation

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ju/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʎu
• Hyphenation: ve‧lho

Adjective

velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable, comparative mais velho, superlative o mais velho or velhíssimo, diminutive velhinho, augmentative velhão)

1. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)

   Synonyms: antigo, vetusto, (archaic) vedro

   Esta escultura é velha.

   This sculpture is old.

2. (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)

   Synonym: idoso

   Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho.

   I will stop working after I become old.

3. (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)

   Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo.

   I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out.

4. old (obsolete or out-of-date)

   Synonyms: obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto

   Essa teoria já está velha.

   That theory is already obsolete.

Noun

velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas)

1. (sometimes offensive) an old person

   Synonyms: idoso, (slang, Brazil) coroa

   Antonyms: jovem, moço

2. (slang) father

   Synonyms: pai, (childish, Brazil) papai

3. (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
4. (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro

   Synonyms: mano, cara, bróder, brada

Interjection

velho!

1. (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)

   Synonym: mano

Further reading

• “velho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “velho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “velho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025