cântaro

See also: cantaro and cántaro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cantharo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin cantharus (“cantharus”), from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos, “cantharus”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ta.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ta.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ta.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: cân‧ta‧ro

Noun

cântaro m (plural cântaros)

1. (historical) cantharus, a kind of Greco-Roman jug
2. (figurative) pitcher, any moderately sized vessel
3. (historical, measurement) Synonym of pote, a traditional unit of liquid volume

Coordinate terms

• (pitcher): ânfora, jarra, jarro, vaso

Derived terms

• chover a cântaros