ávrego

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

ábrego

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/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɾɨ.ɡu/

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, 2003–2024
“ávrego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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