vareta

See also: varēta, varētā, and varëta

Catalan

Etymology

From vara +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈɾɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈɾə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vaˈɾe.ta]

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Noun

vareta f (plural varetes)

1. diminutive of vara (“rod”)
2. wand

Further reading

• “vareta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾe.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾe.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾe.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾe.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: va‧re‧ta

Noun

vareta f (plural varetas)

1. rod, stick
2. ramrod
3. drumstick

Further reading

• “vareta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vareta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026