height / cumulus
nounmasculine/ˈku.mu.lu/medium
cú·mu·lo
Definition
Incorrect form, influenced by pronunciation, of the word 'cúmulo'. It means the highest point, the peak; a large accumulated quantity.
The form 'cumulo' (without accent) is not standard in pt-PT orthography. The correct form is 'cúmulo'.
That comment was the height of rudeness.
We are living through a heap of economic difficulties.
Common collocations
the height of ignorancecumulus cloudheap of problems
Idiomatic expressions
- to be the last straw (to be the limit of what is tolerable)
Etymology
Do latim 'cumulus' (monte, pilha, cúmulo).