artura

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈtu.ɾa/

Noun

artura f (plural arturas)

  1. (Brazil, dialectal) pronunciation spelling of altura
    • 1888 May 19, Machado de Assis, “Bons dias! [Good days!]”, in Gazeta de Noticias, volume XIV, number 139, Rio de Janeiro, page 2, column 5:
      — Artura não qué dizê nada, não, senhô.
      “Height means nothing, mister”.
    • 1944 June 13, Raul Torres, “Moda da Mula Preta [Black mule ballad]” (0:15 from the start)‎[1]performed by Raul Torres & Florêncio, São Paulo: RCA Victor:
      Eu tenho uma mula preta / tem 7 parmo de artura.
      I have a black mule, she’s seven spans high.
    • 2010 September 8, Amazan, “Tranca rua”, in Cordel Paraíba‎[2], João Pessoa, archived from the original on 4 May 2021:
      Tranca rua era um caboco / De dois metros de artura / Os braço era aqueles tôco / As pernas dessa grossura
      Tranca Rua was a two-meter-high fellow. His arms were like logs and his legs were this thick.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈtuɾa/ [aɾˈt̪u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: ar‧tu‧ra

Noun

artura f (plural arturas)

  1. female equivalent of arturo

Adjective

artura

  1. feminine singular of arturo
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