báratro

See also: baratro and baràtro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈba.ɾa.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈba.ɾa.tɾo/

  • Hyphenation: bá‧ra‧tro

Noun

báratro m (plural báratros)

  1. pit, precipice (especially one at Athens behind the acropolis into which criminals were thrown)
  2. abyss

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin barathrum, from Ancient Greek βάραθρον (bárathron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɾatɾo/ [ˈba.ɾa.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aɾatɾo
  • Syllabification: bá‧ra‧tro

Noun

báratro f (plural báratros)

  1. (poetic) hell
  2. pit (the one at Athens behind the acropolis into which criminals were thrown)

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