sifão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sīphō.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧fão

Noun

sifão m (plural sifões)

  1. siphon (a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other)
  2. trap (bent tube used to prevent the flow of gases)

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