garoa

See also: garo ā

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Compare Spanish garúa.

Alternative forms

• garôa (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈɾo.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈɾo.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈɾo(w).ɐ/

Noun

garoa f (plural garoas)

1. (Brazil) drizzle (light rain)

   Synonym: chuvisco

Derived terms

• garoar

Further reading

• “garoa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “garoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology 2

Verb

garoa

1. third-person singular present indicative of garoar

Further reading

• “garoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025