aratu
Central Dusun
Verb
aratu
- to fall
Latin
Verb
arātū
- ablative supine of arō
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾaˈtu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈtu/
Noun
aratu m (plural aratus)
- (zoology) one of various red crabs of the Grapsidae family that inhabit mangroves.
- the mangrove tree crab (Aratus pisonii).
References
- Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “aratu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 61
Further reading
- “aratu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “aratu”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026