para-arranca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pára-arranca (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ arranca (“starts”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈhɐ̃.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈhɐ̃.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐ.aˈχɐ̃.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.aˈʁɐ̃.ka/ [ˌpa.ɾa.aˈhɐ̃.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.ɐˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-ar‧ran‧ca

Noun

para-arranca m (plural para-arrancas)

1. (informal) slow traffic with frequent stops
2. (informal, figurative) slow progress