ressolho

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈso.ʎu/ [heˈso.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈso.ʎu/ [heˈso.ʎu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈso.ʎu/ [χeˈso.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈso.ʎo/ [heˈso.ʎo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈso.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -oʎu
• Hyphenation: res‧so‧lho

Noun

ressolho m (plural ressolhos)

1. (Northern Portugal) whirlpool produced in river banks, when there is a flood

Derived terms

• ressolha

Further reading

• “ressolho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “ressolho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025