gorgoleta

Portuguese

Etymology

From gorgolar (“to gargle”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/ [ɡoɦ.ɡoˈle.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡoɾ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈle.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoɻ.ɡoˈle.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾ.ɡuˈle.tɐ/ [ɡuɾ.ɣuˈle.tɐ]

Hyphenation: gor‧go‧le‧ta

Noun

gorgoleta f (plural gorgoletas)

an earthen pitcher with a narrow spout that causes water to gurgle as it flows through

Further reading

“gorgoleta” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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