púcaro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pucaro, from Latin poculum, from Proto-Italic *pōtlom (with the instrument suffix *-tlom, that yields -culum, compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, drinking vessel)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (drink).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpukɐɾʊ]

Noun

púcaro m (plural púcaros)

  1. small pot
  2. mug used for drinking milk

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pucaro, from Latin poculum, from Proto-Italic *pōtlo- (with the instrument suffix *-tlo-, that yields -culum, compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, drinking vessel)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (drink). Compare bibo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ka.ɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ka.ɾo/

  • Hyphenation: pú‧ca‧ro

Noun

púcaro m (plural púcaros)

  1. a type of jug or mug, used for taking liquid from another container

Descendants

  • Spanish: búcaro