sorvedouro
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sor‧ve‧dou‧ro
Noun edit
sorvedouro m (plural sorvedouros)
- whirlpool (swirling body of water)
- (figurative) drain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return)
References edit
- ^ “sorvedouro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “sorvedouro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.