traquitana

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.kiˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.kiˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.kiˈtɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.kiˈtɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.kiˈtɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.kiˈta.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃nɐ, -ɐnɐ
• Hyphenation: tra‧qui‧ta‧na

Noun

traquitana f (plural traquitanas)

1. four-wheeled carriage with a curtain at the front
2. (colloquial) old banger, rattletrap
3. (colloquial) something of little value, bagatelle, trifle

Related terms

• traquitanar

 

Further reading

• “traquitana” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “traquitana” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “traquitana” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.