vasculho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vasˈku.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vaʃˈku.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vasˈku.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐʃˈku.ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈku.ʎu/

Rhymes: -uʎu
Hyphenation: vas‧cu‧lho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from vasculhar.

Noun

vasculho m (plural vasculhos)

broom used to clean ceilings
Synonym: vassoura
(colloquial, derogatory) prostitute

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vasculho

first-person singular present indicative of vasculhar

Further reading

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