engole-vento
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “wind-swallower”, from French engoulevent.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: en‧go‧le‧-ven‧to
=== Noun ===
engole-vento m (plural engole-ventos)
(ornithology) nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)
Synonyms: (Brazil) bacurau, (Brazil) curiango, boa-noite, noitibó, pinta-cega
(ornithology) European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Synonyms: boa-noite, noitibó, noitibó-cinzento, noitibó-da-europa, pinta-cega
=== Further reading ===
“engole-vento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“engole-vento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026