púcaro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

búcaro, púcara

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pucaro, from Latin poculum, from Proto-Italic *pōtlo- (with the instrument suffix *-tlo-, that yields -culum, compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, “drinking vessel”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (“drink”). Compare bibo.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.kɐ.ɾu/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ka.ɾu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ka.ɾo/
Hyphenation: pú‧ca‧ro

Noun

púcaro m (plural púcaros)

a type of jug or mug, used for taking liquid from another container

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