olho-d'água

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “eye of water”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ʎu ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ʎo ˈd‿a.ɡwa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ʎu ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/ [ˈo.ʎu ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

Hyphenation: o‧lho-‧d'á‧gua

Noun

olho-d'água m (plural olhos-d'água)

source; spring (place where water emerges from the ground)
Synonyms: cabeceira, exsurgência, fonte, nascente

Further reading

“olho-d'água” in iDicionário Aulete.
“olho-d'água” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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