marreta

See also: marrêta

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) +‎ -eta.

Alternative forms

marrêta (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁe.tɐ/ [maˈhe.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈʁe.tɐ/ [maˈχe.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁe.ta/ [maˈhe.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta

Noun

marreta f (plural marretas)

sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)

Derived terms

marretinha (diminutive)
marretão (augmentative) (irregular)
marretada
marretar

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [maˈhɛ.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [maˈχɛ.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.ta/ [maˈhɛ.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁɛ.tɐ/

Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta

Verb

marreta

inflection of marretar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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