chuvisco

Portuguese

Etymology

From chuva +‎ -isco.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃuˈvis.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃuˈviʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃuˈvis.ko/

Noun

chuvisco m (plural chuviscos)

  1. drizzle
    Synonym: (Brazil) garoa
  2. snow (static on a TV screen)

Further reading
  • “chuvisco” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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