assobio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.soˈbi.u/, /a.soˈbiw/ [a.soˈbiʊ̯], /a.suˈbi.u/, /a.suˈbiw/ [a.suˈbiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.soˈbi.u/, /a.soˈbiw/ [a.soˈbiʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.suˈbi.u/ [ɐ.suˈβi.u]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from assobiar.[1]

Noun

assobio m (plural assobios)

  1. whistle (shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling)
    Synonyms: sibilo, silvo
  2. birdsong (musical sound made by a bird)
  3. the sound of rushing wind

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

assobio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of assobiar

References
  1. “assobio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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