cartucho

Portuguese

Etymology

From French cartouche (“cartouche”), from Italian cartoccio (“paper bag, cartouche”), from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, inscribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɻ.ˈtu.ʃo/
• Homophone: cartuxo

Noun

cartucho m (plural s)

1. (computing) cartridge (vessel which contains the ink for a computer printer)
2. (firearms) cartridge

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈtut͡ʃo/ [kaɾˈt̪u.t͡ʃo]

Noun

cartucho m (plural cartuchos)

1. (firearms) cartridge
2. (computing) cartridge
3. ink cartridge
4. (Egyptian hieroglyphs) cartouche

Derived terms

• cartuchón

Descendants

• → Catalan: cartutx

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001