álveo

See also: alveo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ve.u/ [ˈaʊ̯.ve.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ve.o/ [ˈaʊ̯.ve.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vju/ [ˈaɫ.vju]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.bju/ [ˈaɫ.βju]

Hyphenation: ál‧ve‧o

Noun

álveo m (plural álveos)

riverbed
Synonym: leito

Further reading

“álveo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“álveo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalbeo/ [ˈal.β̞e.o]
Rhymes: -albeo
Syllabification: ál‧ve‧o

Noun

álveo m (plural álveos)

riverbed
Synonyms: madre, cauce, lecho

Further reading

“álveo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025