poço

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poço

/ˈpo.su/ Brazil, IPA
/ˈpo.su/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim puteus⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

noun

buraco fundo, geralmente circular, cavado no chão, com o objetivo de encontrar água
parte mais baixa do duto onde se move um elevador

In English

pit hole in the ground
well hole sunk into the ground
shaft long passage sunk into the earth
groove shaft in mining
stairwell a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase

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"poço." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/po%C3%A7o. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

poço. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/po%C3%A7o

Chicago

"poço." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/po%C3%A7o.

BibTeX

@misc{poc_o_2026,
  title = {poço},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/po%C3%A7o},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}