côncavo

See also: concavo and cóncavo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin concavus (“concave”), cōn + cavus (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”), from *ḱówH-.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ka.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ka.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ka.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.kɐ.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.kɐ.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.kɐ.bu/ [ˈkõ.kɐ.βu]

Adjective

côncavo (feminine côncava, masculine plural côncavos, feminine plural côncavas)

1. concave (curved inward)

   Synonyms: cavo, covo

   Antonym: convexo

Noun

côncavo m (plural côncavos)

1. the concave part of an object

   o côncavo da colher ― the concave part of the spoon