córrego

Portuguese

Alternative forms

corgo

Etymology

From Hispanian Vulgar Latin *corrugus. Cf. Asturian cuérrabu

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʁe.ɡu/ [ˈkɔ.he.ɡu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʁe.ɡu/ [ˈkɔ.χe.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʁe.ɡo/ [ˈkɔ.he.ɡo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʁɨ.ɡu/ [ˈkɔ.ʁɨ.ɣu]

Noun

córrego m (plural córregos)

a brook, stream or creek; a small river
Synonyms: arroio, flume, regato, riacho, ribeira, ribeiro, riozinho, veia

Further reading

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