sifão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sīphō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈfɐ̃w̃/ [siˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈfɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: si‧fão

Noun

sifão m (plural sifões)

1. siphon (a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other)
2. trap (bent tube used to prevent the flow of gases)

Further reading

• “sifão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025