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tarraço

Portuguese, noun/taˈʁa.su/

tarraço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a large container” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “púcaro de barro”.

What does tarraço mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    informalnative of Faial

  2. 2

    informalOf the lowest class of the original settlers of Faial, who settled in the northern part of Horta.

  3. 3

    unimportant thing

  4. 4

    drunkard

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea large container

  2. 2

    masculineone who often goes to bars to consume alcoholic drinks

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. púcaro de barro 2. tarro

adjective: 1. diz-se da pessoa baixa e grossa

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 tarraço

  • tarraça feminine
  • tarraços masculine plural
  • tarraças feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tarraço?

  • Brazil /taˈʁa.su/
  • Brazil [taˈha.su]
  • /taˈʁa.su/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.