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pegador.

agent noun of pegar

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pe.ɡaˈdoʁ/Brazil[pe.ɡaˈdoh]Brazil/pe.ɡaˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/pe.ɡaˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. agent noun of pegar

    agent · form-of · masculine
  2. it (person who chases others in the game of tag)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese pegar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese pegador From pegar + -dor.

noun/pe.ɡaˈdoʁ/Brazil[pe.ɡaˈdoh]Brazil/pe.ɡaˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/pe.ɡaˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. tongs (tool used for picking things up without touching them)

    masculine
  2. handle (part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved)

    masculine
  3. tag (game in which a child attempts to catch other children)

    Brazil · masculine
  4. womanizer

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
  5. remora (any of various elongated fish from the family Echeneidae)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese pegar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese pegador From pegar + -dor.

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