voçoroca

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voçoroca

  • /vo.soˈɾɔ.kɐ/ Brazil, IPA
  • /vo.soˈɾɔ.ka/ (Região Sul) Brazil, IPA

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Do tupi mboso'róka, gerúndio de mboso'rog: 'romper'

noun boçoroca

  1. Brazil, Geologia fenômeno erosivo de terrenos arenosos onde o rápido fluxo de água, ao atingir o nível freático, provoca a criação de profundos barrancos com perda total de solo

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@misc{voc_oroca_2026,
  title = {voçoroca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/vo%C3%A7oroca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}