vesguice

Portuguese

Etymology

From vesgo +‎ -ice.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vezˈɡi.si/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʒˈɡi.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vezˈɡi.se/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʒˈɡi.sɨ/ [vɨʒˈɣi.sɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʒˈɡi.sɨ/ [bɨʒˈɣi.sɨ]

Rhymes: (Brazil) -isi, (Portugal) -isɨ
Hyphenation: ves‧gui‧ce

Noun

vesguice f (plural vesguices)

squint (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus)

Further reading

“vesguice”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“vesguice”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025