Etymology

surdo

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Today it means: A type of percussion instrument used in Brazil. Full definition →

Portuguese surdo
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The story

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromsurdo“deaf, muffled”
  2. English todaysurdo

Borrowed from Portuguese surdo (“deaf, muffled”). Doublet of surd.

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