cavouco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From cavar (“to dig”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈvo(w).ku/ [kaˈvo(ʊ̯).ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈvo(w).ko/ [kaˈvo(ʊ̯).ko]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈvo(w).ku/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbow.ku/ [kɐˈβow.ku]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈvo.ku/

  • Rhymes: -owku, -oku
  • Hyphenation: ca‧vou‧co

Noun

cavouco m (plural cavoucos)

  1. a manmade pit (hole in the ground)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:buraco
  2. (Portugal) the room in a mill that contains the tirl

Etymology 2

Verb

cavouco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cavoucar
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