tarro
Portuguese, noun/ˈta.ʁu/
tarro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “milking pail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de tacho de cortiça com tampa usado principalmente no Alentejo para guardar ou transportar alimentos”.
What does tarro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemilking pail
- 2
masculineany vessel
- 3
Brazilmasculinetaro
- 4
masculinea gutted gourd used to collect manure
- 5
masculinepottery cracked beyond use
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de tacho de cortiça com tampa usado principalmente no Alentejo para guardar ou transportar alimentos 2. vasilhame onde se recolhe o leite durante a ordenha 3. sarro
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 tarro
- tarros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tarro?
- Brazil /ˈta.ʁu/
- Brazil [ˈta.hu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tarro in Portuguese?
tarro appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).