Portuguese

Proper noun

Sumidouro

1. Sumidouro (municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Portuguese

Noun

sumidouro m (plural sumidouros)

1. a place where things mysteriously disappear
2. storm drain (hole designed to drain excess water from paved areas)
3. (figuratively) drain (something consuming resources and providing nothing in return)
4. (graph theory) sink (destination vertex)

Synonyms

• (something consuming resources): sorvedouro