arauto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French héraut.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾaw.tu/ [aˈɾaʊ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾaw.to/ [aˈɾaʊ̯.to]

  • Rhymes: -awtu
  • Hyphenation: a‧rau‧to

Noun

arauto m (plural arautos)

  1. herald; messenger
  2. herald (a harbinger giving signs of things to come)

References

  1. ^ “arauto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “arauto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  3. ^ “arauto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
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