garoa

See also: garo ā

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Compare Spanish garúa.

Alternative forms

garôa (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈɾo.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈɾo(w).ɐ/

Noun

garoa f (plural garoas)

(Brazil) drizzle (light rain)
Synonym: chuvisco

Derived terms

garoar

Further reading

“garoa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“garoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

garoa

third-person singular present indicative of garoar

Further reading

“garoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026