marreta

See also: marrêta

Portuguese

Alternative forms

marrêta (obsolete, noun only)

Etymology

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta

Noun:

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈʁe.tɐ/

Verb:

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈʁɛ.tɐ/

Noun

marreta f (plural marretas)

sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)

Derived terms

marretinha (diminutive)
marretão (augmentative, irregular)
marretada
marretar

Verb

marreta

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of marretar

second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of marretar

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.