ávrego
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin āfricus. Doublet of áfrico.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɾe.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɾe.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈa.vɾɨ.ɣu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈa.βɾɨ.ɣu]
- Rhymes: -avɾeɡu, -avɾɨɡu, -abɾɨɡu
- Homophone: ábrego (Northern Portuguese)
- Hyphenation: á‧vre‧go
Noun
ávrego m (plural ávregos)
- (archaic) south-west wind (southwest wind, which blows from Africa)
- Synonym: áfrico
Further reading
- “ávrego”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “ávrego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025