picareta

Portuguese

Etymology

From picar +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧re‧ta

Noun

picareta f (plural picaretas)

  1. pickaxe (heavy tool used to break rocks)

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Pikarett

Noun

picareta m or f by sense (plural picaretas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) a conman or charlatan

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