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varapau.

staff (long and stiff piece of wood)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/va.ɾaˈpaw/Brazil[va.ɾaˈpaʊ̯]Brazil/vɐ.ɾɐˈpaw/Portugal/va.ɾɐˈpaw/Portugal

  1. staff (long and stiff piece of wood)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese vara Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin palus Old Galician-Portuguese pao Portuguese pau Portuguese varapau From vara + pau. Compare Spanish varapalo.

noun/va.ɾaˈpaw/Brazil[va.ɾaˈpaʊ̯]Brazil/vɐ.ɾɐˈpaw/Portugal/va.ɾɐˈpaw/Portugal

  1. a tall and skinny person

    by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese vara Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin palus Old Galician-Portuguese pao Portuguese pau Portuguese varapau From vara + pau. Compare Spanish varapalo.

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