marreta
See also: marrêta
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) + -eta.
Alternative forms edit
- marrêta (superseded)
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta
Noun edit
marreta f (plural marretas)
- sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)
Derived terms edit
- marretinha (diminutive)
- marretão (augmentative) (irregular)
- marretada
- marretar
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta
Verb edit
marreta
- inflection of marretar: