estio

See also: estío

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese estio, from Latin (tempus) aestīvum (literally “summertime”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Compare Galician estío, Spanish estío.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.u/, /isˈt͡ʃiw/ [isˈt͡ʃiʊ̯], /esˈt͡ʃi.u/, /esˈt͡ʃiw/ [esˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃi.u/, /iʃˈt͡ʃiw/ [iʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯], /eʃˈt͡ʃi.u/, /eʃˈt͡ʃiw/ [eʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈt͡ʃi.u/, /esˈt͡ʃiw/ [esˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

  • Hyphenation: es‧ti‧o

Noun

estio m (plural estios)

  1. (obsolete or poetic) summer
    Synonym: verão
  2. (obsolete or poetic) dry season
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