tatuzão
Portuguese, noun/ta.tuˈzɐ̃w̃/
tatuzão is spelled T-A-T-U-Z-Ã-O (7 letters). Tatuzão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tunnel boring machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of tatu. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum a máquinas gigantes e complexas para a abertura de galerias e túneis (especialmente rodoviários e…”.
What does tatuzão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of tatu
- 2
Brazilmasculinetunnel boring machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome comum a máquinas gigantes e complexas para a abertura de galerias e túneis (especialmente rodoviários e ferroviários) composta essencialmente de mecanismo giratório que ataca a rocha e solo subterrâneos, possuindo dispositivos para a sua remoção e, em muitos casos, para instalação dos suportes e revestimento (provisórios ou permanentes)
noun: 1. grande tatu
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 tatuzão
- tatuzões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tatuzão?
- Brazil /ta.tuˈzɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ta.tuˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /taˌtuˈzɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.