corta-tubos

See also: cortatubos

Portuguese

A pipe cutter
Cutting copper pipe with a close quarters tubing cutter

Etymology

From corta (“cut”) +‎ tubos (“tubes, pipes”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɔʁ.tɐˈtu.bus/ [ˌkɔh.tɐˈtu.bus]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌkɔɾ.tɐˈtu.bus/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌkɔʁ.tɐˈtu.buʃ/ [ˌkɔχ.tɐˈtu.buʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɔɻ.taˈtu.bos/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkɔɾ.tɐˈtu.buʃ/ [ˌkɔɾ.tɐˈtu.βuʃ]

  • Hyphenation: cor‧ta‧-tu‧bos

Noun

corta-tubos m (invariable)

  1. pipe cutter, pipecutter

Further reading

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