vassoura

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈso(w).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈso(w).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈso(w).ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈsow.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈso.ɾɐ/

(Northern Portugal) IPA^(key):
Hyphenation: vas‧sou‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra, from Vulgar Latin *versōria, ultimately derived from Latin verrō (“sweep”). Cognate with Galician vasoira.

Alternative forms

Noun

vassoura f (plural vassouras)

broom (domestic utensil used to sweep)
broom (any of several shrubs with thin, long branches)

Derived terms

Related terms

varrer (“sweep”)

Descendants

Macanese: vassôra
Papiamentu: basora

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vassoura

inflection of vassourar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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