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joio

  • /ˈʒoj.u/ Brazil, IPA
  • /"Zoj.u/ Brazil, X SAMPA
  • /ˈʒoj.u/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do grego antigo ζιζάνιον (zizánion) “cizânia” (Lolium temulentum).

noun

  1. gramínea anual que parece muito com trigo até que este amadureça
  2. Trás os Montes olmo (U. glabra, U. minor)

In English

  • cockle any of several weeds, such as the corn cockle
  • darnel type of ryegrass found in wheatfields
  • ryegrass species of grasses

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MLA

"joio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/joio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

joio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/joio

Chicago

"joio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/joio.

BibTeX
@misc{joio_2026,
  title = {joio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/joio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}