"cata-vento" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/ [Brazil], /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/ [Portugal], /ˌka.tɐˈbẽ.tu/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˌka.tɐˈβẽ.tu] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: cata-ventos [plural], catavento [alternative]
Rhymes: -ẽtu Etymology: From cata (“gathers”) + vento (“wind”). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:af<ref:<span class="cited-source">“cata-vento”, in <cite>Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa</cite> (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span>>|catar<alt:cata><t:gathers>|vento<t:wind>|text=+|tree=1}} From cata (“gathers”) + vento (“wind”). Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cata-vento m (plural cata-ventos)
  1. weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind) Tags: masculine Synonyms: anemoscópio
    Sense id: en-cata-vento-pt-noun-OlBQP9IG Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Architectural elements Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 28 13 29 30 Disambiguation of Architectural elements: 45 16 16 22
  2. windmill; pinwheel (child’s toy) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cata-vento-pt-noun-Md71NbHd Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Toys Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 28 13 29 30 Disambiguation of Toys: 20 38 25 16
  3. (Brazil) water-pumping windmill Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-cata-vento-pt-noun-OQYJnrte Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 15 60 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 9 75 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 79 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 11 71 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 18 8 52 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 18 9 50 23 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 19 10 49 23 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 19 6 51 24 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 53 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 28 13 29 30

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/ [Brazil], /ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/ [Portugal], /ˌka.tɐˈbẽ.tu/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˌka.tɐˈβẽ.tu] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: cata-ventos [plural], catavento [alternative]
Rhymes: -ẽtu Etymology: From cata (“gathers”) + vento (“wind”). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:af<ref:<span class="cited-source">“cata-vento”, in <cite>Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa</cite> (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span>>|catar<alt:cata><t:gathers>|vento<t:wind>|text=+|tree=1}} From cata (“gathers”) + vento (“wind”). Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} cata-vento m or f by sense (plural cata-ventos)
  1. (figuratively) fickle person, who often changes their opinion Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-cata-vento-pt-noun-gwg3JYJ9 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 25 13 24 38 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 28 13 29 30

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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