falcatrua

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fal.ka.ˈtɾu.a/
  • Rhymes: -ua

Noun

falcatrua f (plural falcatruas)

  1. trickery, fraud, fiddle

Descendants
  • Galician: falcatrúa
  • Portuguese: falcatrua

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faw.kaˈtɾu.ɐ/ [faʊ̯.kaˈtɾu.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faw.kaˈtɾu.a/ [faʊ̯.kaˈtɾu.a]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fal.kɐˈtɾu.ɐ/ [faɫ.kɐˈtɾu.ɐ]

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: fal‧ca‧tru‧a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese falcatrua, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician falcatrúa.

Noun

falcatrua f (plural falcatruas)

  1. trickery, fraud, fiddle
Derived terms
  • falcatruar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

falcatrua

  1. inflection of falcatruar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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