olho-d'água

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “eye of water”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʎu ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʎo ˈd‿a.ɡwa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʎu ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/ [ˈo.ʎu ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ]

  • Hyphenation: o‧lho-‧d'á‧gua

Noun

olho-d'água m (plural olhos-d'água)

  1. source; spring (place where water emerges from the ground)
    Synonyms: cabeceira, exsurgência, fonte, nascente

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