chuvasco

Galician

Etymology

From chuvia +‎ -asco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈbasko/ [t͡ʃuˈβ̞as̺.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -asko
• Hyphenation: chu‧vas‧co

Noun

chuvasco m (plural chuvascos)

1. downpour; shower

Related terms

• chuvisca

Descendants

• →? Portuguese: chuvasco
• → Spanish: chubasco

Further reading

• “chuvasco” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

References

• “chuvasco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chuvasco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chuvasco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish chubasco, from Portuguese chuva + Spanish suffix -sco. Or from Galician chuvasco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈvas.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈvas.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈvaʃ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈvas.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈvaʃ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈvaʃ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈbaʃ.ku/ [t͡ʃuˈβaʃ.ku]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃku, (Brazil) -asku, (Southern Brazil) -asko
• Hyphenation: chu‧vas‧co

Noun

chuvasco m (plural chuvascos)

1. downpour; shower

   Synonyms: chuvada, chuvarada, aguaceiro

Related terms

• chuviscar
• chuvinhar

Further reading

• “chuvasco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.