vazão

See also: vazaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vazaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From vazar (“to leak”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈzɐ̃w̃/ [vaˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈzɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: va‧zão
• Homophone: vasão
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

vazão f (plural vazões)

1. emptying (the act of removing all fluid from a container)
2. (hydrology) discharge (volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time)

   Synonym: descarga

3. (by extension) flow (movement of people or things in a particular direction)

   Synonym: fluxo

Related terms

• esvaziar
• vazar
• vazio

Verb

vazão

1. Obsolete spelling of vazam.