sorvedouro

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)

1. whirlpool (swirling body of water)

   Synonyms: remoinho, turbilhão, vórtice, voragem

2. (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