The story
Brazilians call a sweetheart their xodó, and use the same word for a grandchild or a lovingly kept old car. Nobody is quite sure where the word came from. English gets closest with darling, or the apple of your eye.
xodó
shoh-DAW[ʃoˈdɔ]
the person or thing you dote on — your darling
Closest in English: darling, sweetheart, favourite. None of them covers it.
How it went in the game
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- Which language is it from?Brazilian Portuguese
- Who says it most?A grandmother about her youngest
- Where would you hear it?A cat given the best spot on the sofa
- What does it mean?The one you dote on most of all
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