What does cata in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cata in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cata in Portuguese.

The word cata in Portuguese means search, investigation, quest; process of excavating for mining purposes, catavento, cata-vento, cata-vento, cata-vento, cata-vento, cata-vento. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cata

search, investigation, quest; process of excavating for mining purposes

catavento, cata-vento

noun (weathervane: wind-direction indicator)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The vane indicated that the wind was coming from a north-west direction.

cata-vento

noun (cockerel-shaped weather vane)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The weathercock creaked in the wind.

cata-vento

noun (weather vane)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cata-vento

(meteorology)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cata-vento

noun (UK (pinwheel: toy that spins in breeze) (brinquedo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The little girl sat on the beach, watching her windmill turn in the breeze.

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