vasculho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vasˈku.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vasˈku.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vaʃˈku.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vasˈku.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐʃˈku.ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐʃˈku.ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈku.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -uʎu
• Hyphenation: vas‧cu‧lho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from vasculhar.

Noun

vasculho m (plural vasculhos)

1. broom used to clean ceilings

   Synonym: vassoura

2. (colloquial, derogatory) prostitute

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vasculho

1. first-person singular present indicative of vasculhar

Further reading

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