bueiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • boeiro (superseded)

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe from bua (“water (childish)”) +‎ -eiro or boiar (“to float”) +‎ -eiro.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈe(j).ɾu/ [bʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwe(j).ɾu/ [ˈbwe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈe(j).ɾo/ [bʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwe(j).ɾo/ [ˈbwe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ei‧ro

Noun

bueiro m (plural bueiros)

  1. manhole (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations)
  2. drain (hole, pipe or channel allowing water to flow out)
    Synonyms: dreno, escoadouro, sumidouro, (especially that of a plumbing fixture) ralo
  3. (specifically) storm drain (drain for rainwater on the side of a road)
    Synonyms: sarjeta, sumidouro

References

  1. ^ Nascentes, Antenor (1955), “bueiro”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Etymological dictionary of the Portuguese language] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 81, column 2

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