🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

cortador de grama

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kortador de grama

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lawn mower/ˈlɔːn ˌmoʊ.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Preciso colocar gasolina no cortador de grama."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A machine used for cutting grass on lawns to a an even height.

    "He spent Saturday morning pushing the lawn mower across the backyard."
  2. 2

    A motorized device with rotating blades designed specifically to trim turf.

    "Make sure to disconnect the spark plug before cleaning the underside of the lawn mower."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of 'lawn' (derived from Middle English laund, meaning an open space in a forest) and 'mower' (from Old English māwan, meaning to cut grass or grain). The mechanical lawn mower was invented in 1827 by Edwin Budding in England, revolutionizing garden maintenance.

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