bueiro
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Maybe from bua (“water (childish)”) + -eiro or boiar (“to float”) + -eiro.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bu‧ei‧ro
Noun[edit]
bueiro m (plural bueiros)
- manhole (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations)
- drain (hole, pipe or channel allowing water to flow out)
- Synonyms: dreno, escoadouro, sumidouro, (especially that of a plumbing fixture) ralo
- (specifically) storm drain (drain for rainwater on the side of a road)
References[edit]
- ^ 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.