arpéu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French harpeau. By surface analysis, arpão +‎ -éu.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [ahˈpɛʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈpɛw/ [aɾˈpɛʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [aχˈpɛʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈpɛw/ [aɻˈpɛʊ̯]

  • Hyphenation: ar‧péu

Noun

arpéu m (plural arpéus)

  1. (nautical) grappling, grapple (tool with claws or hooks)
  2. (nautical) grapnel (small anchor)
    Synonyms: fateixa, atiradeira
  3. (fishing) treble hook
    Synonym: garateia
  4. (figurative) something that catches, holds or harms like a grapple
  5. (in the plural, colloquial) nails
  6. (Brazil, fantasy) graphorn (magical creature from the Harry Potter series)

Further reading

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