falcatrua

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.ka.ˈtɾu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua

Noun

falcatrua f (plural falcatruas)

1. trickery, fraud, fiddle

Descendants

• Galician: falcatrúa
• Portuguese: falcatrua

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "falcatrua"

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.kaˈtɾu.ɐ/ [faʊ̯.kaˈtɾu.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.kaˈtɾu.ɐ/ [faʊ̯.kaˈtɾu.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.kaˈtɾu.a/ [faʊ̯.kaˈtɾu.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fal.kɐˈtɾu.ɐ/ [faɫ.kɐˈtɾu.ɐ]

• Rhymes: -uɐ
• Hyphenation: fal‧ca‧tru‧a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese falcatrua, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician falcatrúa.

Noun

falcatrua f (plural falcatruas)

1. trickery, fraud, fiddle

Derived terms

• falcatruar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

falcatrua

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