paratú

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Língua Geral Amazônica pratu, borrowed from Portuguese prato, from Old Galician-Portuguese prato, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- + *-us.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /paraˈtu/
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧tú

    Noun

    paratú (plural paratú-itá)

    1. (dated) plate (flat dish for eating or serving food)
      Synonyms: nhaẽ, itanhaẽ-mirĩ
      Hyponym: darapí (“earthenware plate”)
      • 1890 [1872–1887], “Quando andam tirando esmolas”, in João Barbosa Rodrigues, compiler, Poranduba Amazonense ou Kochiyma-uara Porandub, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. de G. Leuzinger & Filhos, page 283:
        Yá iure Tupana paratu irumo yá iuôca çaiçupaua yá meen arama mirai etá remiu.
        We came with God’s plate to take alms, to give food to the people.

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “paratú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 581
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