3.4.6 triphthong
If there are three vowels in one syllable we speak of a triphthong. In most cases the triphtong is formed with semivowel + full vowel + semivowel. It is well possible that there are languages with three full vowels in one syllable because the main proberty of a vowel is that an infinite number of vowel can follow each other. (What is not the case with consonants. We can't pronounce mtrkts, but we can pronounce aeoueau.)
| example | meaning |  |
| Uruguai | Uruguay |  |
| saguão | entrance hall | |
| averiguei | I examined | |
| cheia | high tide | |
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