picareta

Portuguese

Etymology

From picar +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.kaˈɾe.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.kaˈɾe.ta/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧re‧ta

Noun

picareta f (plural picaretas)

  1. pickaxe (heavy tool used to break rocks)

Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Pikarett

Noun

picareta m or f by sense (plural picaretas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) a conman or charlatan

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “picareta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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