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Portuguese
Etymology
From cata (“gathers”) + vento (“wind”).[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
- Hyphenation: ca‧ta-ven‧to
Noun
cata-vento m (plural cata-ventos)
- weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)
- Synonym: anemoscópio
- windmill; pinwheel (child’s toy)
- (Brazil) water-pumping windmill
Noun
cata-vento m or f by sense (plural cata-ventos)
- (figuratively) fickle person, who often changes their opinion
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