marreta

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See also: marrêta

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) +‎ -eta.

Alternative forms

marrêta (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁe.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈʁe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁe.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta

Noun

marreta f (plural marretas)

sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)
(Portugal) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)

Derived terms

marretinha (diminutive)
marretão (augmentative) (irregular)
marretada
marretar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɛ.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁɛ.tɐ/

Hyphenation: mar‧re‧ta

Verb

marreta

inflection of marretar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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