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pentelho.

pube (a pubic hair)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pẽˈte.ʎu/Brazil/pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Northern, Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Central, Portugal
  1. pube (a pubic hair)

    masculine · vulgar
  2. peanuts (something of little importance)

    in-plural · masculine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). By surface analysis, pente + -elho. Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo.

noun/pẽˈte.ʎu/Brazil/pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Northern, Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Central, Portugal
  1. brat (a young boy, especially an annoying one)

    Brazil · colloquial · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). By surface analysis, pente + -elho. Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo.

adj/pẽˈte.ʎu/Brazil/pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Northern, Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Central, Portugal
  1. bratty

    Brazil · colloquial · derogatory
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). By surface analysis, pente + -elho. Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo.

verb/pẽˈte.ʎu/Brazil/pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Northern, Portugal/pẽˈte.ʎu/Central, Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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