álveo

See also: alveo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ve.u/ [ˈaʊ̯.ve.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ve.u/ [ˈaʊ̯.ve.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ve.o/ [ˈaʊ̯.ve.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vju/ [ˈaɫ.vju]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vju/ [ˈaɫ.vju]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.bju/ [ˈaɫ.βju]

• Hyphenation: ál‧ve‧o

Noun

álveo m (plural álveos)

1. riverbed

   Synonym: leito

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalbeo/ [ˈal.β̞e.o]
• Rhymes: -albeo
• Syllabification: ál‧ve‧o

Noun

álveo m (plural álveos)

1. riverbed

   Synonyms: madre, cauce, lecho

Further reading

• “álveo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16