maçarico

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) torch, blowtorch
2. (masculine) burner
3. (masculine) sandpiper (any bird of the family Scolopacidae)
4. (masculine) ibis (any bird of the subfamily Threskiornithinae)
5. (colloquial, masculine) any water bird with long, slender legs
6. (Portugal, masculine) leveret with a white spot on the forehead
7. (Portugal, informal, masculine) novice
8. (Portugal, masculine, slang) recruit

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of maçaricar

maçaricar

to blowtorch (to apply a blowtorch to something)

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Concepts

torch

blowtorch

burner

curlew

sandpiper

blowlamp

welder

blow torch

Synonyms

Quero-quero

Translations

soplete

lampe à souder

chalumeau

Lötlampe

Brenner

bécasseau

bufador

νουμήνιος

territ

τουρλίδα

καμινέτο

φλόγιστρο

Brachvogel

Schweißgerät

becut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.saˈɾi.ku/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: mazarico

Cognate with Asturian: mazaricu

In summary

Uncertain. Compare Galician mazarico.