Masculine

embut

  1. (masculine) funnel (a utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material)
  2. (figuratively, in-plural, masculine) circumlocution (a roundabout expression)

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
[əmˈbut]
Etymology

From Latin imbūtus (“moistened”), from imbuō (“to wet, moisten”).

funnel shape

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