varapau
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vara + pau.[1][2] Compare Spanish varapalo.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: va‧ra‧pau
Noun
[edit]varapau m (plural varapaus)
- staff (long and stiff piece of wood)
Noun
[edit]varapau m or f by sense (plural varapaus)
References
[edit]- ^ “varapau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “varapau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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