pau-de-arara
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “macaw's perch”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pau-de-arara m (plural paus-de-arara)
- (Brazil, uncountable) torture method in which the victim's ankles and wrists are bound to a pole, widely used during the military dictatorship in Brazil
- (Brazil) truck converted to carry passengers in the Northeast Region of Brazil
- (botany) Parkia platycephala, a tree in the family Fabaceae native to Brazil
- (botany) Salvertia convallariaeodora, a tree native to Brazil
- Synonym: moliana
Further reading[edit]
- “pau-de-arara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “pau de arara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “pau-de-arara” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- pau de arara (tortura) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- pau de arara (transporte) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- pau de arara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia