bueiro

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === boeiro (superseded) === Etymology === Unknown. Maybe from bua (“water (childish)”) +‎ -eiro or boiar (“to float”) +‎ -eiro. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bu‧ei‧ro === Noun === bueiro m (plural bueiros) manhole (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) drain (hole, pipe or channel allowing water to flow out) Synonyms: dreno, escoadouro, sumidouro, (especially that of a plumbing fixture) ralo (specifically) storm drain (drain for rainwater on the side of a road) Synonyms: sarjeta, sumidouro === References === === Further reading === “bueiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bueiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026