cata-vento
Portuguese, noun/ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/
cata-vento is spelled C-A-T-A-V-E-N-T-O (9 letters). Cata-vento is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dispositivo que aproveita a energia dos ventos para produzir trabalho”.
What does cata-vento mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineweather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)
- 2
masculinewindmill; pinwheel (child’s toy)
- 3
Brazilmasculinewater-pumping windmill
noun
- 1
femininemasculinefickle person, who often changes their opinion
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dispositivo que aproveita a energia dos ventos para produzir trabalho
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 cata-vento
- cata-ventos plural
- catavento alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cata-vento?
- Brazil /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/
- Portugal /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/
- Portugal /ˌka.tɐˈbẽ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cata-vento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.