ancoradouro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ancoradoiro

Etymology

From ancorar +‎ -douro. Compare Galician ancoradoiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ko.ɾaˈdo(w).ɾu/ [ɐ̃.ko.ɾaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ko.ɾaˈdo(w).ɾu/ [ɐ̃.ko.ɾaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ko.ɾaˈdo(w).ɾo/ [ɐ̃.ko.ɾaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈðo(w).ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈðo(w).ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈdow.ɾu/ [ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈðow.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈdo.ɾu/ [ɐ̃.ku.ɾɐˈðo.ɾu]

• Rhymes: -owɾu
• Hyphenation: an‧co‧ra‧dou‧ro

Noun

ancoradouro m (plural ancoradouros)

1. (nautical) anchorage (place for anchoring)

Related terms

• âncora

Further reading

• “ancoradouro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ancoradouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026