esguicho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈɡi.ʃu/, /ezˈɡi.ʃu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒˈɡi.ʃu/, /eʒˈɡi.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ezˈɡi.ʃo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈɡi.ʃu/ [(i)ʒˈɣi.ʃu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈɡi.t͡ʃu/ [(i)ʒˈɣi.t͡ʃu]

Rhymes: -iʃu
Hyphenation: es‧gui‧cho

Etymology 1

Noun

esguicho m (plural esguichos)

squirt
1. hose, instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected
  Synonym: mangueira
2. quick ejected stream
  Synonym: jato

Etymology 2

Verb

esguicho

first-person singular present indicative of esguichar

Further reading

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