alcatruz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs, “noria bucket”), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “bucket”). Compare with Spanish arcaduz, Catalan caduf, and Sicilian catusu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈtɾu(j)s/ [aʊ̯.kaˈtɾu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈtɾu(j)s/ [aʊ̯.kaˈtɾu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈtɾu(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈtɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈtɾuʃ/ [aɫ.kɐˈtɾuʃ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃ
• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧truz

Noun

alcatruz m (plural alcatruzes)

1. bucket attached to a noria
2. (Algarve) clay pot used to capture octopuses
3. (Portugal) concrete pipe used for water canalisation
4. (colloquial, Portugal, chiefly plural) large and heavy boots

   Synonym: botifarra

5. (nautical, Brazil) scoop of a dredger

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:alcatruz.

Related terms

• alcatruzar

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: alcatruz

Further reading

• “alcatruz” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “alcatruz” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.