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arado.

plough (device pulled through the ground to open furrows)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈɾa.du/Brazil/ɐˈɾa.du/Portugal[ɐˈɾa.ðu]Portugal/ɐˈɾa.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. plough (device pulled through the ground to open furrows)

    masculine
  2. the lifestyle of farmers

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese arado, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.

verb/aˈɾa.du/Brazil/ɐˈɾa.du/Portugal[ɐˈɾa.ðu]Portugal/ɐˈɾa.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. past participle of arar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese arado, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.

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