talvegue

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

thalweg (dated)
talweg (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Talweg.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈvɛ.ɡi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈvɛ.ɡe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /talˈvɛ.ɡɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /talˈbɛ.ɡɨ/

Hyphenation: tal‧ve‧gue

Noun

talvegue m (plural talvegues)

(geography) thalweg (line that connects the lowest points in a valley)
(hydrology) the deepest points of a body of water
(figurative, rare) something that flows or progresses fast

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