zarabatana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sarabatana, zarvatana

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَرْبَطَانَة (zarbaṭāna, “blowgun”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.baˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.baˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.baˈtɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.bɐˈtɐ.nɐ/ [zɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.bɐˈtɐ.nɐ/ [zɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈtɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.bɐˈta.nɐ/ [zɐ.ɾɐ.βɐˈta.nɐ]

• Hyphenation: za‧ra‧ba‧ta‧na

Noun

zarabatana f (plural zarabatanas)

1. blowgun