vácuo
See also: vacuo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vacuus (“empty”), from vacō (“I empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *ewə- (“to lack; empty”). Cognate of vago (“vacant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.ku.o/, /ˈva.kwo/
- Hyphenation: vá‧cu‧o
Noun
vácuo m (plural vácuos)
- vacuum (region that contains no matter)
- a lack, especially of something abstract
- the space behind a moving vehicle without drag
Synonyms
- (region of space that contains no matter): vazio
Adjective
vácuo m (feminine singular vácua, masculine plural vácuos, feminine plural vácuas, comparable)
- vacuous (lacking meaningful content)
Related terms
- vacuidade
- vacuidão
- vacuísmo
- vacuísta
- vacúolo
See also
- vazio