picareta

Portuguese

Etymology

From picar +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kɐˈɾe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧re‧ta

Noun

picareta f (plural picaretas)

pickaxe (heavy tool used to break rocks)

Descendants

Hunsrik: Pikarett

Noun

picareta m or f by sense (plural picaretas)

(Brazil, slang) a conman or charlatan

Derived terms

picaretagem

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