agueiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • agüeiro (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aquārius. Doublet of aquário. By surface analysis, água +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡwe(j).ɾu/ [aˈɡwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡwe(j).ɾo/ [aˈɡwe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡwɐj.ɾu/ [ɐˈɣwɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡwej.ɾu/ [ɐˈɣwej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡwej.ɾu/ [ɐˈɣwej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡwe.ɾu/ [ɐˈɣwe.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: a‧guei‧ro

Noun

agueiro m (plural agueiros)

  1. gutter (duct or channel beneath the eaves)
    Synonyms: calha, algeroz, canaleta
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