sugadouro

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

sugadoiro

Etymology

From sugar +‎ -douro.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ɡaˈdo(w).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ɡaˈdo(w).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.ɡɐˈdo(w).ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.ɡɐˈdow.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.ɡɐˈdo.ɾu/

Rhymes: -owɾu
Hyphenation: su‧ga‧dou‧ro

Noun

sugadouro m (plural sugadouros)

(figurative) drain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return)
Synonyms: sorvedouro, sumidouro

References

^ “sugadouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
^ “sugadouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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