aqueduto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aquaeductus. By surface analysis, aque- +‎ -duto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kweˈdu.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kweˈdu.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɨˈdu.tu/ [ɐ.kɨˈðu.tu]

  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Hyphenation: a‧que‧du‧to

Noun

aqueduto m (plural aquedutos)

  1. aqueduct (channel built to convey water)
  2. (anatomy) the vestibular aqueduct or the cerebral aqueduct

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