Polyglot Dictionary

maçaneta

/masaˈnetɐ/

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 maçanetas

Meaning

  1. door handle

    • A maçaneta quebrou.

      The door handle broke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

puxador

maçaneta is more specifically a round door knob; puxador is more general, a pull-handle.

Similar in other languages

German

Klinke

Klinke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "door handle."

German

Türklinke

Türklinke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "door handle."

Spanish

picaporte

picaporte is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "door handle."

Practice

1 What does maçaneta mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ quebrou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches maçaneta?

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