secou

Secou is a word in Portuguese that functions as the third-person singular preterite tense form of the verb secar, meaning to dry or to remove moisture. It is used to describe a completed drying action performed by someone or something in the past. The infinitive is secar, and common preterite forms include eu sequei, tu secaste, ele/ela/você secou, nós secamos, vós secastes, eles/elas/vocês secaram. Example: Ele secou as roupas ao sol.

As a standalone noun or proper noun, secou does not have a widely recognized meaning in major dictionaries or reference guides. In ordinary language, it appears only as a verb form within sentences, rather than as an independent term with a fixed definition.

In practical use, secou often appears in contexts involving drying, weather, cooking, or laundry. Its past tense form helps narrate past events, such as describing how items were dried or how surfaces lost moisture. Conjugation patterns of secar are regular for the preterite in Portuguese, though the spelling reflects the -car verb class and the corresponding orthographic changes.

See also: secar.