aterro

See also: aterró and atêrro

Catalan

Verb

aterro

first-person singular present indicative of aterrar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aterrar (“to cover with earth”).

Alternative forms

atêrro (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁu/ [aˈte.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁu/ [aˈte.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁo/ [aˈte.ho]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈte.ʁu/

Hyphenation: a‧ter‧ro

Noun

aterro m (plural aterros)

earth or rubble used to cover or level a location
a place covered with earth or rubble
ellipsis of aterro sanitário (“landfill”)
Synonyms: aterro sanitário, lixão

Related terms

aterramento
aterrar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁu/ [aˈtɛ.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁu/ [aˈtɛ.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁo/ [aˈtɛ.ho]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtɛ.ʁu/

Hyphenation: a‧ter‧ro

Verb

aterro

first-person singular present indicative of aterrar

Further reading

“aterro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“aterro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

aterro

first-person singular present indicative of aterrar (“to scare”)