xuá
See also: Appendix:Variations of "xua"
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃuˈa/ [ʃʊˈa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃwa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃwa/
Etymology 1
Noun
xuá m (plural xuás)
- alternative form of schwa
Etymology 2
Interjection
xuá
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of rushing water
Further reading
- “xuá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “xuá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026