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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

conhecedor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: conhecedor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Connoisseur/ˌkɒnəˈsɜːr/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #6500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele é um conhecedor de vinhos raros."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An expert judge in matters of taste.

    "She is a connoisseur of fine art and rare wines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French verb connoître (to know, to be acquainted with), stemming from Latin cognoscere. The term entered the English language in the 18th century to describe an expert judge in matters of taste, particularly in the fine arts, wine, and cuisine.

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