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]

• (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]

• (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