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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesremolino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /re.moˈli.no/
"El nadador tuvo cuidado de evitar el remolino."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A whirlpool, eddy, or drainage aperture characterized by powerful suction forces.
"The boat was pulled dangerously close to the river's main suckhole." - 2
An obnoxious or servile person; a sycophant or suck-up (chiefly Canadian and Australian informal).
"He acts like a complete suckhole whenever the regional manager visits the office."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'suck' (Old English 'sūcan') combined with 'hole' (Old English 'hol'). Originally emerging in regional North American and Australian dialects to describe physical whirlpools or drainage suction points, it evolved metaphorically to describe both difficult, draining situations and sycophantic individuals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suckhole" is said worldwide
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tourbillon
Transliteration: /tuʁ.bi.jɔ̃/
"Le canot a failli être aspiré par le tourbillon."
Strudel
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʁuːdl̩/
"Das Boot geriet in einen gefährlichen Strudel."
vortice
Transliteration: /ˈvɔr.ti.tʃe/
"La corrente ha creato un forte vortice nel fiume."
remolino
Transliteration: /re.moˈli.no/
"El nadador tuvo cuidado de evitar el remolino."
redemoinho
Transliteration: /ʁe.deˈmũ.jʃu/
"O barco foi puxado para dentro do redemoinho."
भंवर
Transliteration: bhanwar
"नाव नदी के तेज भंवर में फंस गई।"
漩涡
Transliteration: xuánwō
"小船被卷入了河中的漩涡。"
소용돌이
Transliteration: soyongdori
"배가 위험한 소용돌이에 휘말렸다."
渦巻き
Transliteration: uzumaki
"ボートが危険な渦巻きに引きずり込まれた。"
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