quimo

Old High German

Verb

quimo

1. alternative form of quimu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mu/

• Hyphenation: qui‧mo

Noun

quimo m (plural quimos)

1. (anatomy) chyme (partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum)

Further reading

• “quimo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “quimo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025