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João
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joão Joaõ
Portuguese
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Alternative forms
pt Joaõ Joam obsolete
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:Joan<id:John> John 1
From pt roa-opt Joan, from pt la Iōhannēs, a variant of la Iōannēs, from New Testament pt grc Ἰωάννης, contraction from pt hbo יוֹחָנָן yôḥānān God is gracious. pt Ivan Ian Jean Ruan Geovane.
Pronunciation
[oã:o^ã]
pt ɐ̃w̃ 2
pt Jo ão
Proper noun
m + Joana
pt male John
pt 1862 Camilo Castelo Branco Amor e Perdição Você é cruel, senhor João! — disse o academico. You are cruel, mister John! - said the academic.
pt 1911 Garcia Redondo Descobrimento do Brazil Casa Vanorder 44 Munido dessa generosa carta de D. João II, que é um salvo conducto, Colombo volta a Portugal... Having this generous letter from King John II, which is a safe-conduct, Columbus returns to Portugal...
pt biblical character John one of four persons of the Bible
ara João 1 6 Houve um homem enviado de Deus, cujo nome era João. There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
pt book of the bible John gospel of St. John
pt book of the bible broadly John one of the epistles of John
Derived terms
pt João Batista joanino joão-de-barro joão-ninguém João Pestana joão-fernandes Joãozinho São João João Galafoice Preste João joão-bolão João e Maria 1 João 2 João 3 João
Related terms
pt Joana dom-juan
See also