catavento

See also: cata-vento

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧ven‧to

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/

Noun

catavento m (plural cataventos)

  1. weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)
    Synonym: anemoscópio
  2. windmill; pinwheel (child’s toy)
  3. (Brazil) water-pumping windmill
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