Polyglot Dictionary

catraca

/kaˈtɾakɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as catracas

Meaning

  1. turnstile

    • Passei pela catraca.

      I went through the turnstile.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

tourniquet

tourniquet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "turnstile."

Practice

1 What does catraca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Passei pela ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches catraca?

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