artefato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

artefacto (Portugal)

Etymology

From Latin arte (“by skill”), (ablative of ars (“art”)) + factum (“thing made”), from facere (“to make, do"”) equivalent to a possible Proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *artefacto (compare Italian artefatto, Spanish artefacto); see also artifex (“artist”).

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /aɹteˈfatʊ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻteˈfato/
(Carioca) IPA^(key): /aχteˈfatʊ/

Noun

artefato m (plural artefatos)

artifact (man-made object)

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