vácuo

See also: vacuo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vacuus (“empty”), from vacō (“I empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *ewə- (“to lack; empty”). Cognate of vago (“vacant”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ku.u/ [ˈva.kʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈva.kwu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ku.u/ [ˈva.kʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈva.kwu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ku.o/ [ˈva.kʊ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈva.kwo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈva.kwu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈva.kwu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.kwu/

• Hyphenation: vá‧cu‧o

Noun

vácuo m (plural vácuos)

1. vacuum (region that contains no matter)
2. a lack, especially of something abstract
3. the space behind a moving vehicle without drag
4. the act of ignoring someone

Synonyms

• (region of space that contains no matter): vazio

Adjective

vácuo (feminine vácua, masculine plural vácuos, feminine plural vácuas)

1. vacuous (lacking meaningful content)

Related terms

• vacuidade
• vacuidão
• vacuísmo
• vacuísta
• vacúolo

See also

• vazio