sovaco

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sobaco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, of obscure origin. Compare Catalan and Spanish sobaco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈva.ku/, /suˈva.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈva.ku/, /suˈva.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈva.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈva.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈva.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈba.ku/ [suˈβa.ku]

• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: so‧va‧co

Noun

sovaco m (plural sovacos)

1. (anatomy) armpit

   Synonym: axila