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PT.

initialism of perda total (“totaled car”)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpeˈte/Brazil/ˌpeˈte/Portugal
  1. initialism of perda total (“totaled car”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · masculine
  2. the vomit of a drunk person

    Brazil · masculine · slang
    Numa dessas festas, ela ficou tão bêbada que eu tive que catar o PT dela.
Where this word comes from

Initialism of perda total.

noun/ˌpeˈte/Brazil/ˌpeˈte/Portugal
  1. PT (personal trainer)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Initialism of personal trainer. Compare English PT.

name/ˌpeˈte/Brazil/ˌpeˈte/Portugal
  1. initialism of Partido dos Trabalhadores (“Workers' Party”)

    Brazilian · abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partīre Old Galician-Portuguese partir Old Galician-Portuguese partido Portuguese partido Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Latin pālus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin tripālis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.? Latin tripālium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre Old Galician-Portuguese traballar Portuguese trabalhar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese trabalhador Portuguese Partido dos Trabalhadoresinit. Portuguese PT

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