lagarta

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lacarta, from Latin lacerta. Mostly displaced the inherited eruga, from Latin eruca (“caterpillar”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈɡaʁ.tɐ/ [laˈɡah.tɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /laˈɡaɾ.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /laˈɡaʁ.tɐ/ [laˈɡaχ.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈɡaɻ.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈɡaɾ.tɐ/ [lɐˈɣaɾ.tɐ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtɐ, (Brazil) -aʁtɐ
  • Hyphenation: la‧gar‧ta

Noun

lagarta f (plural lagartas)

  1. caterpillar
    Synonym: eruca
  2. caterpillar track
    Synonym: eruca

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈɡaɾta/ [laˈɣ̞aɾ.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾta
  • Syllabification: la‧gar‧ta

Noun

lagarta f (plural lagartas)

  1. gypsy moth
  2. (slang, vulgar, offensive) bitch

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