pivô

See also: pivo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pivot

Etymology

Borrowed from French pivot, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈvo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈvo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈvo/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈbo/ [piˈβo]

• Rhymes: -o

Noun

pivô m (plural pivôs)

1. pivot (thing on which something turns)
2. pivot (something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation)

Noun

pivô m or f by sense (plural pivôs)

1. (basketball) center (US, CA), centre (UK) (player who plays closest to the basket)
2. (handball) circle runner, pivot
3. (Portugal) news anchor

   Synonym: âncora

Further reading

• “pivô”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “pivô”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “pivô”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024