rouco

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rouco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin raucus. Compare Portuguese rouco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrowkʊ]

Adjective

rouco (feminine rouca, masculine plural roucos, feminine plural roucas)

  1. hoarse, raucous, husky
  2. gravelly (of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping)
    Synonym: cavernoso

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rouco, from Latin raucus. Compare Galician rouco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo(w).ku/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).ku]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁo(w).ku/ [ˈχo(ʊ̯).ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo(w).ko/ [ˈho(ʊ̯).ko]
 

  • Rhymes: -owku, -oku
  • Hyphenation: rou‧co

Adjective

rouco (feminine rouca, masculine plural roucos, feminine plural roucas)

  1. hoarse, husky
  2. raucous