hidrante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hydrant.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈdɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ [iˈðɾɐ̃.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ [iˈðɾɐ̃.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: hi‧dran‧te

Noun

hidrante m (plural hidrantes)

1. (Brazil) fire hydrant

   Synonym: boca de incêndio

Further reading

• “hidrante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “hidrante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “hidrante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hydrant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈdɾante/ [iˈð̞ɾãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: hi‧dran‧te

Noun

hidrante m (plural hidrantes)

1. fire hydrant (a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply)

Derived terms

• camión hidrante
• carro hidrante

Further reading

• “hidrante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026