alcatrão
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic القَطْرَان (al-qaṭrān). Compare Spanish alquitrán.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: al‧ca‧trão
Noun[edit]
alcatrão m (uncountable)
- tar (resinous substance composed of liquid pitch, resin and oil or tallow)
- (Portugal) asphalt (dark substance, with a liquid appearance and a strong smell, obtained from the distillation of certain resinous woods and coal, used in floor coverings)
- Synonym: asfalto
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Bengali: আলকাতরা (alkatra)
Further reading[edit]
- “alcatrão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “alcatrão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.