Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu
  • Hyphenation: re‧mo‧i‧nho

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal from remoinhar.

Noun edit

remoinho m (plural remoinhos)

  1. whirlpool, vortex
    Synonym: voragem
  2. eddy (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current)
  3. whirlwind
    Synonym: turbilhão

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

remoinho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of remoinhar