cartaz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْطَاس‎ (qirṭās), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “sheet of paper”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, inscribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to scratch”). Cognate to English chart.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɾˈtas/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾˈtaʃ/
  • Hyphenation: car‧taz

Noun

cartaz m (plural cartazes)

  1. poster
    • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 455:
      Um grande cartaz fora afixado à vitrine, e alguns moradores de Hogsmeade o liam.
      A big poster had been attached on the showcase, and some people from Hogsmeade were reading it.
  2. (music) lineup (acts performing at a concert or music festival)

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