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anta.

anta

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɐ̃.tɐ/Brazil/ˈɐ̃.tɐ/Portugal
  1. anta

    feminine
  2. dolmen (prehistoric megalithic tomb)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese anta, borrowed from Latin antās pl.

noun/ˈɐ̃.tɐ/Brazil/ˈɐ̃.tɐ/Portugal
  1. tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip of the family Tapiridae)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic لَمْتَة (lamta).

noun/ˈɐ̃.tɐ/Brazil/ˈɐ̃.tɐ/Portugal
  1. a stupid person

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · figuratively · masculine
    Você é uma anta!
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic لَمْتَة (lamta).

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