dioivo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“I wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈojβo̝/

Noun

dioivo m (plural dioivos)

1. runoff, flood

   Synonyms: arroiada, doira, enxurro, enxurrada

Related terms

• diluvio

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dioivo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dioivo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega