abre-latas

Portuguese

Etymology

From abre (“opens”) +‎ lata (“cans”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾiˈla.tɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾiˈla.tɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾeˈla.tas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾɨˈla.tɐʃ/ [ˌa.βɾɨˈla.tɐʃ]

Hyphenation: a‧bre‧-la‧tas

Noun

abre-latas m (invariable)

(Portugal) can opener/tin opener (device to open tin cans)
Synonym: (Brazil) abridor de lata

Further reading

“abre-latas” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“abre-latas” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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