anticarro

Italian

Etymology

From anti- +‎ carro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tiˈkar.ro/
• Rhymes: -arro
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧càr‧ro

Adjective

anticarro (invariable)

1. (military) antitank

Further reading

• “anticarro”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “anticarro” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “anticarro” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “anticàrro” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• anticarro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• “anticarro”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• ancorarti, arroncati, contraria, rincarato, rincorata

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• anticarros

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

Portuguese anti-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós

Proto-Celtic *karros

Gaulish *karrosbor.

Latin carrus

Old Galician-Portuguese carro

Portuguese carro

Portuguese anticarro

From anti- + carro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈka.ʁu/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈka.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈka.ʁu/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈka.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈka.ʁu/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈka.χu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.tiˈka.ʁu/

• Rhymes: -aʁu
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧car‧ro

Adjective

anticarro (invariable)

1. (military) antitank (designed for attacking tanks or other armoured vehicles)

   Synonyms: antitanque, antitanques

Further reading

• “anticarro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anticarro”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “anticarro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “anticarro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)bor.

Spanish anti-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós

Proto-Celtic *karros

Gaulish *karrosbor.

Latin carrus

Old Spanish carro

Spanish carro

Spanish anticarro

From anti- + carro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antiˈkaro/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈka.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧ca‧rro

Adjective

anticarro (invariable)

1. (military) antitank

Further reading

• “anticarro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025