aterro

See also: aterró and atêrro

Catalan

Verb

aterro

1. first-person singular present indicative of aterrar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aterrar (“to cover with earth”).

Alternative forms

• atêrro (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁu/ [aˈte.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁu/ [aˈte.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁu/ [aˈte.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ʁo/ [aˈte.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈte.ʁu/

• Hyphenation: a‧ter‧ro

Noun

aterro m (plural aterros)

1. earth or rubble used to cover or level a location
2. a place covered with earth or rubble
3. landfill (site at which refuse is buried); short for aterro sanitário

   Synonyms: aterro sanitário, lixão

Related terms

• aterramento
• aterrar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁu/ [aˈtɛ.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁu/ [aˈtɛ.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁu/ [aˈtɛ.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ.ʁo/ [aˈtɛ.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtɛ.ʁu/

• Hyphenation: a‧ter‧ro

Verb

aterro

1. first-person singular present indicative of aterrar

Spanish

Verb

aterro

1. first-person singular present indicative of aterrar (“to scare”)