açude

See also: acude

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsu.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsu.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsu.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsu.dɨ/ [ɐˈsu.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧çu‧de

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, dike”). Compare Spanish azud and Catalan assut.

Noun

açude m (plural açudes)

1. dam (structure built across a body of water)

   Synonyms: barragem, represa

2. (Brazil) a small artificial lake

Derived terms

• açudagem
• açudamento
• açudar

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Assute (“weir”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

açude

1. inflection of açudar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative