zarabatana

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

sarabatana, zarvatana

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَرْبَطَانَة (zarbaṭāna, “blowgun”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.baˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.baˈtɐ.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.bɐˈtɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.bɐˈta.nɐ/

Hyphenation: za‧ra‧ba‧ta‧na

Noun

zarabatana f (plural zarabatanas)

blowgun

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