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The Portuguese word for sink is
pia





sink

Portuguese Definition


sink
     1. Substantivo. pia
           Kitchen sink. (pia de cozinha)
     2. Substantivo. bacia
     3. Verbo. afundar
     4. Verbo. submergir



Translations for sink and their definitions

afundar
     1. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sink (descend into liquid, etc)
     2. v. to sink (cause to sink)
     3. v. to dunk, to slam dunk


pia
     1. n-f. sink (basin with a drain)
     2. n-f. a sink and adjacent counter
           Deixe o prato na pia, mas não dentro. - Leave the plate on the counter, not in the sink.
     3. n-f. a basin for holding water, in particular one that is furniture or part of the building rather than a movable object
           pia batismal - baptismal font
     4. adj. feminine singular of pio
     5. v. verb form of piar


submergir
     1. v. to submerge


sumidouro
     1. n-m. a place where things mysteriously disappear
     2. n-m. storm drain (hole designed to drain excess water from paved areas)
     3. n-m. (figurative) drain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return)
     4. n-m. (graph theory) sink (destination vertex)


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