zaragatoa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish zaragatona (“fleawort”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.ɡɐˈto.ɐ/ [zɐ.ɾɐ.ɣɐˈto.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.ɡɐˈto.ɐ/ [zɐ.ɾɐ.ɣɐˈto.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.ɡɐˈto(w).ɐ/ [zɐ.ɾɐ.ɣɐˈto(w).ɐ]

• Hyphenation: za‧ra‧ga‧to‧a

Noun

zaragatoa f (plural zaragatoas)

1. a cotton swab used to take samples of bodily fluids and genetic material
2. any of several plantain species used in herbal medicine to treat intestinal problems