abre-latas

Portuguese

Etymology

From abre (“opens”) ‎ lata (“cans”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾiˈla.tɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾiˈla.tɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾiˈla.tɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾeˈla.tas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɾɨˈla.tɐʃ/ [ˌa.βɾɨˈla.tɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: a‧bre‧-la‧tas

Noun

abre-latas m (invariable)

1. (Portugal) can opener/tin opener (device to open tin cans)

   Synonym: (Brazil) abridor de lata

Further reading

• “abre-latas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “abre-latas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024