Polyglot Dictionary

saca-rolhas

/sakɐˈxoʎɐs/

o noun B1

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
os saca-rolhas

Meaning

  1. corkscrew

    Built from saca (pulls out (from sacar)) + rolhas (corks).

    • Cadê o saca-rolhas?

      Where's the corkscrew?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • saca pulls out (from sacar)
  • rolhas corks

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Korkenzieher

Korkenzieher is the German word for the same thing — both mean "corkscrew."

Spanish

sacacorchos

sacacorchos is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "corkscrew."

French

tire-bouchon

tire-bouchon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "corkscrew."

Practice

1 What does saca-rolhas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cadê o saca-___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches saca-rolhas?

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