Polyglot Dictionary

couraça

/kowˈɾasɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as couraças

Meaning

  1. armour

    • A tartaruga tem couraça.

      The turtle has a shell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

armadura

couraça specifically means a breastplate or cuirass, a piece of armor; armadura is the general full suit of armor.

Similar in other languages

German

Harnisch

Harnisch is the German word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

German

Rüstung

Rüstung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

Spanish

armadura

armadura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

Practice

1 What does couraça mean?

2 Fill the gap: A tartaruga tem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches couraça?

noun

Last updated