rocio

See also: rocío

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [hoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [hoˈsiʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [hoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [hoˈsiʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [χoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [χoˈsiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈsi.u/

• Homophones: rossio, Rossio
• Hyphenation: ro‧ci‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rociar. Compare Galician resío, and Spanish rocío.

Noun

rocio m (plural rocios)

1. dew

   Synonym: orvalho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rocio

1. first-person singular present indicative of rociar

Further reading

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