sumidouro
Portuguese, noun/su.miˈdo(w).ɾu/
sumidouro is spelled S-U-M-I-D-O-U-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,059th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sumidouro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a place where things mysteriously disappear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado do Rio de Janeiro”.
What does sumidouro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea place where things mysteriously disappear
- 2
masculinestorm drain (hole designed to drain excess water from paved areas)
- 3
masculinedrain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return)
- 4
masculinesink (destination vertex)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio de Janeiro
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 sumidouro
- sumidouros plural
- sumidoiro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sumidouro?
- Brazil /su.miˈdo(w).ɾu/
- Brazil [su.miˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /su.miˈdo(w).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sumidouro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sumidouro in Portuguese?
sumidouro appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).