âncora

See also: ancora, áncora, àncora, ancorà, and ancoră

Portuguese

âncora

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ancora, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ko.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ko.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ko.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ku.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ân‧co‧ra

Noun

âncora f (plural âncoras)

1. (nautical) anchor (object that moors a vessel to the sea bottom)
2. (figurative) anchor (that which gives stability or security)

Noun

âncora m or f by sense (plural âncoras)

1. (television) anchorman, anchorwoman

Related terms

• ancoradouro
• ancoragem
• ancorar