cata-vento

Meaning

1. (masculine) weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)
2. (masculine) windmill; pinwheel (child’s toy)
3. (Brazil, masculine) water-pumping windmill

Concepts

weather vane

pinwheel

weathercock

windmill

vane

weathervane

wind vane

catherine wheel

Synonyms

moinho de vento

ventoinha

Catavento

Translations

girouette

girandola

veleta

Wetterfahne

windwijzer

banderuola

Windmühle

ανεμοδείκτης

penell

windhaan

weerhaan

Windfahne

Windrichtungsgeber

ventarola

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌka.tɐˈvẽ.tu/

Etymology

From cata (“gathers”) + vento (“wind”).