aturá

See also: atura and aturà

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi atu'ra (tall basket).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tuˈɾa/

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophone: aturar (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu‧rá

Noun

aturá m (plural aturás)

  1. (Brazil) a large, cylindrical basket made of embira fiber and carried on the back, used by Native Americans to transport crops
    Synonym: uruçacanga

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

aturá

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of aturar
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