esguicho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈɡi.ʃu/, /ezˈɡi.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈɡi.ʃu/, /ezˈɡi.ʃu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒˈɡi.ʃu/, /eʒˈɡi.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ezˈɡi.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈɡi.ʃu/ [(i)ʒˈɣi.ʃu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈɡi.ʃu/ [(i)ʒˈɣi.ʃu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈɡi.t͡ʃu/ [(i)ʒˈɣi.t͡ʃu]

• Rhymes: -iʃu
• Hyphenation: es‧gui‧cho

Etymology 1

Noun

esguicho m (plural esguichos)

1. squirt
   1. hose, instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected

      Synonym: mangueira

   2. quick ejected stream

      Synonym: jato

Etymology 2

Verb

esguicho

1. first-person singular present indicative of esguichar

Further reading

• “esguicho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “esguicho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026