zaragatoa

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish zaragatona (“fleawort”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ɾa.ɡaˈto.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.ɡɐˈto.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐ.ɾɐ.ɡɐˈto(w).ɐ/

Hyphenation: za‧ra‧ga‧to‧a

Noun

zaragatoa f (plural zaragatoas)

a cotton swab used to take samples of bodily fluids and genetic material
any of several plantain species used in herbal medicine to treat intestinal problems

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