What does cata-vento in Portuguese mean?

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

The word cata-vento in Portuguese means , 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-vento

substantivo masculino

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 (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.

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 (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.)

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