rochedo

Portuguese

Etymology

From rocha (“rock”) +‎ -edo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.du/ [hoˈʃe.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.du/ [hoˈʃe.du]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.du/ [χoˈʃe.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʃe.do/ [hoˈʃe.do]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈʃe.du/ [ʁuˈʃe.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈʃe.du/ [ʁuˈʃe.ðu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈt͡ʃe.du/ [ʁuˈt͡ʃe.ðu]

• Rhymes: -edu
• Hyphenation: ro‧che‧do

Noun

rochedo m (plural rochedos)

1. crag (rocky outcrop)

   Synonyms: penha, penhasco

2. rock (island without vegetation)

   Synonym: cachopo

Further reading

• “rochedo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “rochedo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “rochedo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025