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perneta.

lame or having lost a leg

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/peʁˈne.tɐ/Brazil[peɦˈne.tɐ]Brazil/peɾˈne.tɐ/São-Paulo/peʁˈne.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. lame or having lost a leg

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese perna Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese perneta From perna + -eta.

noun/peʁˈne.tɐ/Brazil[peɦˈne.tɐ]Brazil/peɾˈne.tɐ/São-Paulo/peʁˈne.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. someone who is lame or lost a leg

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. a bad football player

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

Etymology tree Portuguese perna Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese perneta From perna + -eta.

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