ratoeira
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ha.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [ha.tʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/ [haˈtwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [χa.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ʁa.tuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [χa.tʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈtwe(j).ɾɐ/ [χaˈtwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.toˈe(j).ɾa/ [ha.toˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
Noun edit
ratoeira f (plural ratoeiras)
- mousetrap (device for killing mice)
- (figuratively) deceit, trick