para-raios
Portuguese, noun
para-raios is spelled P-A-R-A-R-A-I-O-S (9 letters). Para-raios is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lightning rod (metallic conductor that protects buildings from lightning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, pára-raios is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of para-raios; still used where…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aparelho constituído por uma haste metálica pontiaguda e conectada ao solo por um cabo condutor, cuja…”.
What does para-raios mean in English?
noun
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masculinelightning rod (metallic conductor that protects buildings from lightning)
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of para-raios; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aparelho constituído por uma haste metálica pontiaguda e conectada ao solo por um cabo condutor, cuja finalidade é atrair as descargas elétricas da atmosfera, resguardando os lugares ou edifícios próximos; guarda-raios
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 para-raios
- pára-raios alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).