regador

Portuguese

Etymology

Regar (to water) + -dor (-er), from Latin rigare, present active infinitive of rigō (I water).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌʁe.ɡa.ˈdoɹ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌhe.ɡa.ˈdoɻ/
  • Hyphenation: re‧ga‧dor

Noun

regador m (plural regadores, feminine regadora, feminine plural regadoras)

  1. watering can (a container specific to carry and dispense water for plants usually with a sprout)
  2. waterer (one who waters)

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

regar + -dor

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reɡaˈdoɾ/, [reɣaˈðoɾ]
  • Hyphenation: re‧ga‧dor

Adjective

regador (feminine singular regadora, masculine plural regadores, feminine plural regadoras)

  1. watering

Noun

regador m (plural regadores)

  1. watering can
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