vórtice

See also: vortice

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vórtex

Etymology

From Latin vortex. Doublet of vértice.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.si]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɾ.t͡ʃi.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɔχ.t͡ʃi.si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɻ.t͡ʃi.se/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɾ.ti.sɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɾ.ti.sɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.ti.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: vór‧ti‧ce

Noun

vórtice m (plural vórtices)

1. vortex (a whirlpool or whirlwind)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vortex. Doublet of vértice.

Noun

vórtice m (plural vórtices)

1. vortex

   Synonym: remolino

Derived terms

• vorticidad

 

Further reading

• “vórtice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014