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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin palmatoria ferula.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.maˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /paw.maˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.maˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /paw.maˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paw.maˈtɔ.ɾi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /paw.maˈtɔ.ɾja/
- Hyphenation: pal‧ma‧tó‧ri‧a
Noun
palmatória f (plural palmatórias)
- ferule (instrument used to slap children on the hand)
- Synonyms: férula, santa-luzia
- prickly pear (any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia)
- Synonym: figueira-da-índia
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