paratú

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

• paratu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi pratu, borrowed from Portuguese prato, from Old Galician-Portuguese prato, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- + *-us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paraˈtu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧tú

Noun

paratú (plural paratú-itá)

1. (dated) plate (flat dish for eating or serving food)

   Synonyms: nhaẽ, itanhaẽ-mirĩ

   Hyponym: darapí (“earthenware plate”)

   • 1890 [1872–1887], “Quando andam tirando esmolas”, in João Barbosa Rodrigues, compiler, Poranduba Amazonense ou Kochiyma-uara Porandub, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. de G. Leuzinger & Filhos, page 283:

     Yá iure Tupana paratu irumo yá iuôca çaiçupaua yá meen arama mirai etá remiu.

     We came with God’s plate to take alms, to give food to the people.

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “paratú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 581