remoinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈĩ.ɲu/ [he.moˈĩ.j̃u]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈĩ.ɲu/ [χe.moˈĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈi.ɲo/ [he.moˈi.ɲo]

  • Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu
  • Hyphenation: re‧mo‧i‧nho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from remoinhar.

Noun

remoinho m (plural remoinhos)

  1. whirlpool, vortex
    Synonym: voragem
  2. eddy (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current)
  3. whirlwind
    Synonym: turbilhão

Verb

remoinho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of remoinhar
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