ávrego

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ábrego

Etymology

Inherited from Latin āfricus. Doublet of áfrico.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɾe.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɾe.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɾe.ɡo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈa.vɾɨ.ɣu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈa.vɾɨ.ɣu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈa.βɾɨ.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -avɾeɡu, -avɾɨɡu, -abɾɨɡu
• Homophone: ábrego (Northern Portuguese)
• Hyphenation: á‧vre‧go

Noun

ávrego m (plural ávregos)

1. (archaic) south-west wind (southwest wind, which blows from Africa)

   Synonym: áfrico

Further reading

• “ávrego”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “ávrego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024