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Portuguese
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
Portuguese
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Alternative forms
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pára-arranca
(
pre-1990 spelling
)
Etymology
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From
para
(
“
stops
”
)
+
arranca
(
“
starts
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/
[ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈhɐ̃.kɐ]
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/
[ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈhɐ̃.kɐ]
(
Rio de Janeiro
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/
[ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈχɐ̃.kɐ]
(
Southern Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌpa.ɾa.aˈʁɐ̃.ka/
[ˌpa.ɾa.aˈhɐ̃.ka]
(
Portugal
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌpa.ɾɐ.ɐˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/
Hyphenation:
pa‧ra‧-ar‧ran‧ca
Noun
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para
-
arranca
m
(
plural
para-arrancas
)
(
informal
)
slow traffic with frequent stops
(
informal
,
figurative
)
slow progress
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