assoreamento

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ sob +‎ areia +‎ -mento or from assorear +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.so.ɾe.aˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.so.ɾe.aˈmẽ.to/

  • Hyphenation: as‧so‧re‧a‧men‧to

Noun

assoreamento m (usually uncountable, plural assoreamentos)

  1. siltation/silting (accumulation of debris (sand, pebbles, silt, etc.) in areas of low elevation of the riverbed, especially in the final part)
  2. siltation/silting (obstruction of the bar of a river, port, etc., by the deposit of debris)

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