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aterro.

earth or rubble used to cover or level a location

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈte.ʁu/Brazil[aˈte.hu]Brazil/aˈte.ʁu/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈte.χu]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. earth or rubble used to cover or level a location

    masculine
  2. a place covered with earth or rubble

    masculine
  3. ellipsis of aterro sanitário (“landfill”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese a- Portuguese terra Portuguese -ar Portuguese aterrardeverb. Portuguese aterro Deverbal from aterrar (“to cover with earth”).

verb/aˈtɛ.ʁu/Brazil[aˈtɛ.hu]Brazil/aˈtɛ.ʁu/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈtɛ.χu]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of aterrar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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