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freshman

nounmasculineinformal/kɐˈlojɾu/medium

ca·loi·ro

Definition

A student in the first year of a course of study at a university, college, or high school.
The freshmen were welcomed with a week of integration activities.
He still remembers the pranks played on freshmen in his day.
Common collocations
freshman weekfreshman yearto be a freshman

Etymology

Do calão estudantil, possivelmente do grego 'kalós' (belo) + 'oíros' (jovem), ou do latim 'calere' (estar quente, entusiasmado).

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