metralhadora

Portuguese

Etymology

Female form of the adjective metralhador, calque of French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler. The word itself from the noun metralha (“shrapnel used as cannon ammo”). Known since 1881. Compare Spanish ametralladora.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈdo.ɾɐ/ [mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /mɛ.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾɐ/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.tɾa.ʎɐˈdo.ɾɐ/

Noun

metralhadora f (plural metralhadoras)

  1. (firearms) machine gun
  2. machine-gunner
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