charrua

See also: charrúa and Charrua

Portuguese

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

  • 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.
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