regaço

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.su/ [heˈɡa.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.su/ [heˈɡa.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.su/ [χeˈɡa.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.so/ [heˈɡa.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈɡa.su/ [ʁɨˈɣa.su]

• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧ço

Etymology 1

Deverbal from regaçar. Compare Galician and Spanish regazo.

Noun

regaço m (plural regaços)

1. lap (space in front of the lower abdomen, or over the legs of a seated person)

   Synonym: colo

2. lap (the lower part of a garment that hangs loosely)
3. bowels (the deepest or innermost part)
4. (figurative) a safe or tranquil place

Related terms

• regaçar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

regaço

1. first-person singular present indicative of regaçar