arpéu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French harpeau. By surface analysis, arpão +‎ -éu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [ahˈpɛʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [ahˈpɛʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈpɛw/ [aɾˈpɛʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɛw/ [aχˈpɛʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈpɛw/ [aɻˈpɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈpɛw/

• Hyphenation: ar‧péu

Noun

arpéu m (plural arpéus)

1. (nautical) grappling, grapple (tool with claws or hooks)
2. (nautical) grapnel (small anchor)

   Synonyms: fateixa, atiradeira

3. (fishing) treble hook

   Synonym: garateia

4. (figurative) something that catches, holds or harms like a grapple
5. (in the plural, colloquial) nails
6. (Brazil, fantasy) graphorn (magical creature from the Harry Potter series)

Further reading

• “arpéu” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “arpéu” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “arpéu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “arpéu” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.