gota de água

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gota d'água

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.tɐ d͡ʒi ˈa.ɡwɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.tɐ d͡ʒi ˈa.ɡwɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.ta de ˈa.ɡwa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.tɐ ˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/ [ˈɡo.tɐ ˈð‿a.ɣwɐ], /ˈɡo.tɐ ˈdja.ɡwɐ/ [ˈɡo.tɐ ˈðja.ɣwɐ]

• Homophone: gota d'água (Portugal)

Noun

gota de água f (plural gotas de água)

1. drop of water
2. raindrop
3. (idiomatic) last straw; the maximum one can stand