marouço

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• maroiço

Etymology

From mar +‎ -ouço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾo(w).su/ [maˈɾo(ʊ̯).su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾo(w).su/ [maˈɾo(ʊ̯).su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾo(w).so/ [maˈɾo(ʊ̯).so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾo(w).su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾo(w).su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾow.su/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾo.su/

• Hyphenation: ma‧rou‧ço

Noun

marouço m (plural marouços)

1. breaker (wave breaking into foam against the shore)
2. spring tide

   Synonym: maré viva