retroescavadeira

Portuguese

A backhoe

Etymology

From retro- +‎ escavadeira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.is.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.iʃ.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˌχɛ.tɾo.iʃ.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.eʃ.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˌχɛ.tɾo.eʃ.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(j).ɾa/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.es.ka.vaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.bɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.βɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

Noun

retroescavadeira f (plural retroescavadeiras)

1. (Brazil) backhoe, backhoe loader, loader excavator

   Synonym: (Portugal) retroescavadora

Further reading

• “retroescavadeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “retroescavadeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “retroescavadeira”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024