assobio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• assovio

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.soˈbi.u/, /a.soˈbiw/ [a.soˈbiʊ̯], /a.suˈbi.u/, /a.suˈbiw/ [a.suˈbiʊ̯]

• (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.

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

Related terms

• assobiada
• assobiadeira
• assobiadela
• assobiado
• assobiador
• assobiante
• assobiar
• assobiável

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

assobio

1. first-person singular present indicative of assobiar

Further reading

• “assobio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “assobio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026