polvorento

Portuguese

Etymology

From pólvora +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pow.voˈɾẽ.tu/ [poʊ̯.voˈɾẽ.tu]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pol.vuˈɾẽ.tu/ [poɫ.vuˈɾẽ.tu], /pɔl.vuˈɾẽ.tu/ [pɔɫ.vuˈɾẽ.tu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pol.buˈɾẽ.tu/ [poɫ.βuˈɾẽ.tu], /pɔl.buˈɾẽ.tu/ [pɔɫ.βuˈɾẽ.tu]

  • Hyphenation: pol‧vo‧ren‧to

Adjective

polvorento (feminine polvorenta, masculine plural polvorentos, feminine plural polvorentas)

  1. dusty; powdery; reduced or reducing to dust