meio

Masculine

Brazilian Portuguese dictionary entry for meiowith pronunciation guidance and usage notes.

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MAY-yoo

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/ˈmeju/

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What does “meio” mean?

Definitions of “meio” with Brazilian Portuguese example sentences and English translations.

half; middleNoun

Corte ao meio.

Cut it in half.

Fique no meio da sala.

Stand in the middle of the room.

We divided the bread in half.

kind of; somewhatAdverb

I'm kind of tired.

The food got somewhat cold.

He arrived kind of late.