aríete
Portuguese, noun/aˈɾi.e.t͡ʃi/
aríete is spelled A-R-Í-E-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 73,054th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aríete is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “battering ram (siege engine used for battering down walls and gates)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antiga máquina de guerra utilizada para derrubar portões e muralhas das cidades e fortalezas sitiadas; era…”.
What does aríete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebattering ram (siege engine used for battering down walls and gates)
- 2
masculineram (reinforced section of the bow used for ramming other ships)
- 3
masculineenforcer; battering ram (modern device used by the emergency services)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antiga máquina de guerra utilizada para derrubar portões e muralhas das cidades e fortalezas sitiadas; era constituída por um grande tronco de árvore com uma testa de ferro resistente, normalmente, com a forma de uma cabeça de carneiro 2. dispositivo hidráulico que utiliza a energia cinética da correnteza de um riacho para elevar a água para um nível mais alto; carneiro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aríete
- aríetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aríete?
- Brazil /aˈɾi.e.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɐˈɾi.ɨ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aríete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aríete in Portuguese?
aríete 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).