arpéu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French harpeau. By surface analysis, arpão +‎ -éu.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [ahˈpɛʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈpɛw/ [aɾˈpɛʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [aχˈpɛʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈpɛw/ [aɻˈpɛʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈpɛw/

Hyphenation: ar‧péu

Noun

arpéu m (plural arpéus)

(nautical) grappling, grapple (tool with claws or hooks)
(nautical) grapnel (small anchor)
Synonyms: fateixa, atiradeira
(fishing) treble hook
Synonym: garateia
(figurative) something that catches, holds or harms like a grapple
(in the plural, colloquial) nails
(Brazil, fantasy) graphorn (magical creature from the Harry Potter series)

Further reading

“arpéu” in iDicionário Aulete.
“arpéu” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“arpéu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“arpéu” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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