tatuzão

Portuguese

Etymology

From tatu +‎ -zão. Literally, “big armadillo”.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˌtuˈzɐ̃w̃/ [taˌtuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐˌtuˈzɐ̃w̃/

Noun

tatuzão m (plural tatuzões)

  1. (Brazil) (engineering) tunnel boring machine, TBM, tunnelling machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)
    Synonym: tuneladora

Further reading

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