alcatrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic القَطْرَان (al-qaṭrān). Compare Spanish alquitrán.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.kaˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [aɫ.kɐˈtɾɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: al‧ca‧trão

Noun

alcatrão m (uncountable)

tar (substance)
(Portugal) asphalt
Synonym: asfalto

Derived terms

alcatroar

Descendants

→ Bengali: আলকাতরা (alkatra)

Further reading

“alcatrão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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