cavouco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From cavar (“to dig”).

Alternative forms

cabouco

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)

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

Related terms

cavo
cavar
cavoucado
cavoucador
cavoucar
cavouqueiro
escavar

Verb

cavouco

first-person singular present indicative of cavoucar

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