autocarro

Italian

Etymology

From auto- (“car”) +‎ carro (“wagon”), calquing English and French autocar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aw.toˈkar.ro/
  • Rhymes: -arro
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧càr‧ro

Noun

autocarro m (plural autocarri)

  1. lorry/truck
    Synonyms: autotreno, camion

Further reading

  • autocarro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • autocarro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • autocarro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • autocàrro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • autocarro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • autocarro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From auto- +‎ carro, a calque from English and French autocar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaw.toˈka.ʁu/ [ˌaʊ̯.toˈka.hu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌaw.toˈka.ʁu/ [ˌaʊ̯.toˈka.χu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaw.toˈka.ʁo/ [ˌaʊ̯.toˈka.ho]

  • Rhymes: -aʁu
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧car‧ro

Noun

autocarro m (plural autocarros)

  1. (Portugal) bus (vehicle)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) ônibus, (Angola and Mozambique) machimbombo, (Madeira) horário
    Hypernym: veículo

Further reading

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