Portuguese Alternative forms sorvedoiro Etymology From sorver + -douro.[1][2] Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /soʁ.veˈdo(w).ɾu/ [soɦ.veˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu] (Brazil) IPA(key): /soʁ.veˈdo(w).ɾu/ [soɦ.veˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu] (São Paulo) IPA(key): /soɾ.veˈdo(w).ɾu/ [soɾ.veˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu] (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /soʁ.veˈdo(w).ɾu/ [soʁ.veˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu] (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /soɻ.veˈdo(w).ɾo/ [soɻ.veˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo] (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.vɨˈdo(w).ɾu/ [suɾ.vɨˈðo(w).ɾu] (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.vɨˈdo(w).ɾu/ [suɾ.vɨˈðo(w).ɾu] (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.bɨˈdow.ɾu/ [suɾ.βɨˈðow.ɾu] (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.vɨˈdo.ɾu/ [suɾ.vɨˈðo.ɾu] Rhymes: -owɾu Hyphenation: sor‧ve‧dou‧ro Noun sorvedouro m (plural sorvedouros) whirlpool (swirling body of water) Synonyms: remoinho, turbilhão, vórtice, voragem (figurative) drain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return) Synonyms: sugadouro, sumidouro References [1]“sorvedouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024 [2]“sorvedouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024 Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.