açude
See also: acude
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsu.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsu.de/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈsu.dɨ/ [ɐˈsu.ðɨ]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ
- Hyphenation: a‧çu‧de
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, dike”).[1][2] Compare Spanish azud and Catalan assut.
Noun
açude m (plural açudes)
- dam (structure built across a body of water)
- (Brazil) a small artificial lake
Derived terms
- açudagem
- açudamento
- açudar
Descendants
- → Hunsrik: Assute (“weir”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
açude
- inflection of açudar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
- ^ “açude”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “açude”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025