aratu
Portuguese, noun/a.ɾaˈtu/
aratu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one of various red crabs of the Grapsidae family that inhabit mangroves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does aratu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineone of various red crabs of the Grapsidae family that inhabit mangroves.
- 2
masculinethe mangrove tree crab (Aratus pisonii).
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of aratu
- aratus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aratu?
- Brazil /a.ɾaˈtu/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɾɐˈtu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aratu in Portuguese?
aratu appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).