nascedouro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nascedoiro

Etymology

From nascer +‎ -douro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.seˈdo(w).ɾu/ [na.seˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.seˈdo(w).ɾu/ [na.seˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.seˈdo(w).ɾo/ [na.seˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /nɐʃ.sɨˈdo(w).ɾu/ [nɐʃ.sɨˈðo(w).ɾu], /nɐ.ʃɨˈdo(w).ɾu/ [nɐ.ʃɨˈðo(w).ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /nɐʃ.sɨˈdo(w).ɾu/ [nɐʃ.sɨˈðo(w).ɾu], /nɐ.ʃɨˈdo(w).ɾu/ [nɐ.ʃɨˈðo(w).ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /nɐʃ.sɨˈdow.ɾu/ [nɐʃ.sɨˈðow.ɾu], /nɐ.ʃɨˈdow.ɾu/ [nɐ.ʃɨˈðow.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /nɐʃ.sɨˈdo.ɾu/ [nɐʃ.sɨˈðo.ɾu], /nɐ.ʃɨˈdo.ɾu/ [nɐ.ʃɨˈðo.ɾu]

• Rhymes: -owɾu
• Hyphenation: nas‧ce‧dou‧ro

Noun

nascedouro m (plural nascedouros)

1. (informal) cervix
2. appearance of the child's head outside the uterus (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
3. place where (something/someone) is born
4. origin; start