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Portuguese
Etymology
From cachão + -eira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʃuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈʃwe(j).ɾɐ/ , /ka.ʃoˈe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʃuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈʃwe(j).ɾɐ/ , /ka.ʃoˈe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʃoˈe(j).ɾa/
Noun
cachoeira f (plural cachoeiras)
- waterfall
- Synonyms: catarata, catadupa, salto
- (Brazil, slang, colloquial, chiefly preceded by cê é louco) bro
- Synonyms: viado, tio, mano
Further reading
- “cachoeira”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “cachoeira”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “cachoeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “cachoeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “cachoeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024