vácuo
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See also: vacuo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin vacuus (“empty”). Doublet of vago.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -akwu
- Hyphenation: vá‧cu‧o
Noun
vácuo m (plural vácuos)
- vacuum (region that contains no matter)
- a lack, especially of something abstract
- the space behind a moving vehicle without drag
- (colloquial) the act of ignoring someone
- deixar alguém no vácuo ― to ignore someone
Synonyms
- (region of space that contains no matter): vazio
Adjective
vácuo (feminine vácua, masculine plural vácuos, feminine plural vácuas)
- vacuous (lacking meaningful content)