gorgoleta

Portuguese

Etymology

From gorgolar (“to gargle”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/ [ɡoɦ.ɡoˈle.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/ [ɡoɦ.ɡoˈle.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡoɾ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoɻ.ɡoˈle.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾ.ɡuˈle.tɐ/ [ɡuɾ.ɣuˈle.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: gor‧go‧le‧ta

Noun

gorgoleta f (plural gorgoletas)

1. an earthen pitcher with a narrow spout that causes water to gurgle as it flows through

Further reading

• “gorgoleta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024