escoamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From escoar (“to drain”) +‎ -mento, from es- +‎ coar (“to filter”), from Latin cōlāre (“to filter”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ko.aˈmẽ.tu/, /es.ko.aˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ko.aˈmẽ.tu/, /eʃ.ko.aˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ko.aˈmẽ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kwɐˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧a‧men‧to

Noun

escoamento m (plural escoamentos)

  1. outflow; act of draining
    Synonyms: esgotamento, escoadura, escoação, esvaziamento
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