rocio

See also: rocío

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [hoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [hoˈsiʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [χoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [χoˈsiʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈsi.u/

Hyphenation: ro‧ci‧o
Homophones: rossio, Rossio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rociar. Compare Galician resío, and Spanish rocío.

Noun

rocio m (plural rocios)

dew
Synonym: orvalho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rocio

first-person singular present indicative of rociar

Further reading

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