vórtice
See also: vortice
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin vortex. Doublet of vértice.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.si]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈvɔɾ.t͡ʃi.si/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔχ.t͡ʃi.si]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈvɔɻ.t͡ʃi.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.se/ [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.se]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvɔɾ.ti.sɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɾ.ti.sɨ/
- Hyphenation: vór‧ti‧ce
Noun
vórtice m (plural vórtices)
- vortex (a whirlpool or whirlwind)
Further reading
- “vórtice”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “vórtice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vortex. Doublet of vértice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboɾtiθe/ [ˈboɾ.t̪i.θe] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˈboɾtise/ [ˈboɾ.t̪i.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oɾtiθe (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -oɾtise (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: vór‧ti‧ce
Noun
vórtice m (plural vórtices)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vórtice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025