contentor

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoʁ/ [kõ.tẽˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoʁ/ [kõ.tẽˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoʁ/ [kõ.tẽˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈto.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧ten‧tor

Adjective

contentor (feminine contentora, masculine plural contentores, feminine plural contentoras)

1. containing (which contains something)

Noun

contentor m (plural contentores)

1. (Portugal, transport) container (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
   • 1987, Xutos & Pontapés (lyrics and music), “Contentores”, in Circo de Feras:

     A carga pronta e metida nos contentores / Adeus aos meus amores que me vou / Pr'a outro mundo

     The cargo ready and packed in the containers / Farewell to my beloved ones because I'm leaving / To another world