vassoura

Portuguese

Alternative forms

vassoira, vassoyra (obsolete)
bassoura (regional)
bassoira (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *versoria, from verrere, present active infinitive of verrō (“I sweep”). Cognate with Galician vasoira.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ˈso(w).ɾɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ˈso(w).ɾɐ/
Hyphenation: vas‧sou‧ra

Noun

vassoura f (plural vassouras)

broom (domestic utensil used to sweep)
broom (any of several shrubs with thin, long branches)

Descendants

Papiamentu: basora

Verb

vassoura

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of vassourar

second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of vassourar

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