para-arranca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pára-arranca (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ arranca (“starts”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈhɐ̃.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈχɐ̃.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.aˈʁɐ̃.ka/ [ˌpa.ɾa.aˈhɐ̃.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.ɐˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/

Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-ar‧ran‧ca

Noun

para-arranca m (plural para-arrancas)

(informal) slow traffic with frequent stops
(informal, figurative) slow progress

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