ferro
Meaning
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- (masculine) iron (metal)
- (masculine) iron (chemical element)
- (masculine) iron (an object made of iron, such as a blade or bolt)
- (masculine) iron (appliance for pressing clothes)
- (Brazil,masculine,slang) a tough life or situation
- (Brazil,masculine,slang) rod; handgun
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fer‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛ.ʁu/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum, of uncertain origin.
New
ferrar
- to horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse or other hooved animal)
- (Brazil,slang) to screw (to beset with unfortunate circumstances)
- (archaic) to anchor (to cast a ship’s anchor)
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