talvegue

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• thalweg (dated)
• talweg (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Talweg.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈvɛ.ɡi/ [taʊ̯ˈvɛ.ɡi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈvɛ.ɡi/ [taʊ̯ˈvɛ.ɡi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈvɛ.ɡe/ [taʊ̯ˈvɛ.ɡe]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /talˈvɛ.ɡɨ/ [taɫˈvɛ.ɣɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /talˈvɛ.ɡɨ/ [taɫˈvɛ.ɣɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /talˈbɛ.ɡɨ/ [taɫˈβɛ.ɣɨ]

• Hyphenation: tal‧ve‧gue

Noun

talvegue m (plural talvegues)

1. (geography) thalweg (line that connects the lowest points in a valley)
2. (hydrology) the deepest points of a body of water
3. (figurative, rare) something that flows or progresses fast

Further reading

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