açude
See also: acude
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, dike”).[1][2] Compare Spanish azud and Catalan assut.
Noun edit
açude m (plural açudes)
- dam (structure built across a body of water)
- (Brazil) a small artificial lake
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hunsrik: Assute (“weir”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
açude
- inflection of açudar:
References edit
- ^ “açude” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “açude” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.