eclusa

See also: éclusa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈklu.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈklu.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈklu.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈklu.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: e‧clu‧sa

Noun

eclusa f (plural eclusas)

1. lock (segment of a canal)
2. sluice (artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate)

Further reading

• “eclusa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “eclusa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025