Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vassoira, vassoyra (obsolete)
• bassoura (regional)
• bassoira (obsolete)

Noun

vassoura f (plural vassouras)

1. broom (domestic utensil used to sweep)
2. broom (any of several shrubs with thin, long branches)

Descendants

• Papiamentu: basora

Verb

vassoura

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of vassourar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of vassourar