What does ancestral in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ancestral in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ancestral in Portuguese.

The word ancestral in Portuguese means ancestral, ancient, ancestral, ancestral, antepassado, ancestral, ancestral, ancestral, antepassado, ancestral, antepassado, ancestral. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ancestral

ancestral

adjetivo (relativo a antepassados)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

ancient

adjetivo (muito antigo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

ancestral

adjective (relating to ancestry) (relativo à linhagem)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Margret is working on a masters in ancestral studies.

ancestral, antepassado

noun (human: predecessor) (predecessor)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Meus ancestrais eram Normandos que se estabeleceram na Inglaterra.
My ancestors were Normans who settled in England.

ancestral

noun (female ancestor) (mulher)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

ancestral

adjective (hereditary, inherited)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Losing touch with their ancestral values is often a concern for immigrant families.

ancestral, antepassado

noun (species: earlier form) (espécie)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The ancestor of all domestic dogs was a prehistoric wolf.

ancestral

noun (figurative (idea, invention: earlier version) (figurado: ideia, invenção)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The pocket watch used by Victorian gentlemen was the ancestor of the wristwatch.

antepassado, ancestral

noun (usually plural (ancestor)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Our forbears would not have approved of demolishing this historical building.

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