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marouço

Portuguese, noun/maˈɾo(w).su/

marouço is spelled M-A-R-O-U-Ç-O (7 letters). Marouço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “breaker (wave breaking into foam against the shore)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “onda alta”.

What does marouço mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebreaker (wave breaking into foam against the shore)

  2. 2

    masculinespring tide

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. tolo

noun: 1. carneiro velho, carneiro pai do rebanho

noun: 1. onda alta 2. grande maré, maré viva

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 marouço

  • marouços plural
  • maroiço alternative

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

How do you pronounce marouço?

  • Brazil /maˈɾo(w).su/
  • Brazil [maˈɾo(ʊ̯).su]
  • Portugal /mɐˈɾo(w).su/

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

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