rochedo

Portuguese

Etymology

From rocha (“rock”) +‎ -edo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.du/ [hoˈʃe.du]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.du/ [χoˈʃe.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.do/ [hoˈʃe.do]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈʃe.du/ [ʁuˈʃe.ðu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈt͡ʃe.du/ [ʁuˈt͡ʃe.ðu]

Rhymes: -edu
Hyphenation: ro‧che‧do

Noun

rochedo m (plural rochedos)

crag (rocky outcrop)
Synonyms: penha, penhasco
rock (island without vegetation)
Synonym: cachopo

Further reading

“rochedo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025