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• marrêta (superseded)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]

• (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)

1. sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)
2. (Portugal) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.tɐ/ [maˈhɛ.tɐ]

• (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

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