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aguaçal

Portuguese, noun/a.ɡwaˈsaw/

aguaçal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “wetland, marsh, swamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lugar onde existe água estagnada; pântano, charco”.

What does aguaçal mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinewetland, marsh, swamp

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. lugar onde existe água estagnada; pântano, charco 2. massa considerável de água corrente 3. alagadiço ocasional que aparece nas baixadas depois de grandes chuvas

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of aguaçal

  • aguaçais plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aguaçal?

  • Brazil /a.ɡwaˈsaw/
  • Brazil [a.ɡwaˈsaʊ̯]
  • Portugal /ɐ.ɡwɐˈsal/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.