charrua

charrua

See also: charrúa and Charrua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈʁu.ɐ/ [ʃaˈhu.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈʁu.ɐ/ [ʃaˈhu.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈʁu.ɐ/ [ʃaˈχu.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈʁu.a/ [ʃaˈhu.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈʁu.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: char‧ru‧a

Etymology 1

From French charrue, from Latin carrūca (“Gaulish cart”).[1][2][3][4]

Noun

charrua f (plural charruas)

1. an agricultural instrument similar to a plough

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish charrúa.[2]

Adjective

charrua m or f (plural charruas, not comparable)

1. (relational) of the Charrúa, an indigenous tribe of Uruguay, South Brazil and Northeastern Argentina

Verb

charrua

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

References

1. “charrua” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
2. “charrua” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
3. “charrua” in iDicionário Aulete.
4. “charrua” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.