alísio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈli.zi.u/ [aˈli.zɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /aˈli.zju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈli.zi.o/ [aˈli.zɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /aˈli.zjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈli.zju/

Hyphenation: a‧lí‧si‧o

Adjective

alísio (feminine alísia, masculine plural alísios, feminine plural alísias)

(nautical, meteorology) related to the trade winds

Noun

alísio m (plural alísios)

(nautical, meteorology) trade wind (tropical wind blowing from east to west)
Synonyms: alisado, aliseu

Further reading

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