remoinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• redemoinho
• rodamoinho

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈĩ.ɲu/ [he.moˈĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈĩ.ɲu/ [he.moˈĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈĩ.ɲu/ [χe.moˈĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈi.ɲo/ [he.moˈi.ɲo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈmwi.ɲu/

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

Etymology 1

Deverbal from remoinhar.

Noun

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

Verb

remoinho

1. first-person singular present indicative of remoinhar