petralha.
supportive of or related to the Brazilian Workers' Party
Meaning & usage
supportive of or related to the Brazilian Workers' Party
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Portuguese -ista Portuguese petista Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y-der.? Proto-Germanic *maitaną Proto-Germanic *mītǭ Old Dutch mitebor. Old French mite Old French mitaille French mitraillebor. Portuguese metralha Portuguese petralha Coined by Brazilian journalist and columnist Reinaldo Azevedo around 2006, blending petista (“Workers’ Party supporter”) + metralha (“machine-gun shot”), in reference to the Beagle Boys (“Irmãos Metralha”, literally “Machine-Gun Brothers”), bandit characters by Disney whose raison is to rob Scrooge McDuck; the color of their shirts, red (same as that of the Workers’ Party), contributed to the association. Alternatively, commonly analysed as a blend of petista + tralha (“junk”).
a person who supports or is affiliated with the Brazilian Workers' Party
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Portuguese -ista Portuguese petista Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y-der.? Proto-Germanic *maitaną Proto-Germanic *mītǭ Old Dutch mitebor. Old French mite Old French mitaille French mitraillebor. Portuguese metralha Portuguese petralha Coined by Brazilian journalist and columnist Reinaldo Azevedo around 2006, blending petista (“Workers’ Party supporter”) + metralha (“machine-gun shot”), in reference to the Beagle Boys (“Irmãos Metralha”, literally “Machine-Gun Brothers”), bandit characters by Disney whose raison is to rob Scrooge McDuck; the color of their shirts, red (same as that of the Workers’ Party), contributed to the association. Alternatively, commonly analysed as a blend of petista + tralha (“junk”).
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