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).