retroescavadora

Portuguese

A backhoe

Etymology

From retro- +‎ escavadora.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈdo.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.vɐˈðo.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.bɐˈdo.ɾɐ/ [ˌʁɛ.tɾɔ.(i)ʃ.kɐ.βɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

Noun

retroescavadora f (plural retroescavadoras)

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

   Synonym: (Brazil) retroescavadeira

Further reading

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