perdigoto

Galician

Etymology

From Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”) + -oto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [peɾðiˈɣɔtʊ]

Noun

perdigoto m (plural perdigotos)

1. young partridge

Derived terms

• Perdigota
• Perdigoteira

Related terms

• perdigón
• perdiz
• perduga

References

• “perdigoto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin perdīcem (“partridge”) + -oto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.tu/ [peɦ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.tu/ [peɦ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.d͡ʒiˈɡo.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.diˈɡo.tu/ [pɨɾ.ðiˈɣo.tu]

• Rhymes: -otu
• Hyphenation: per‧di‧go‧to

Noun

perdigoto m (plural perdigotos)

1. young partridge
2. (colloquial) spit (saliva droplet that flies during speech)

   Hypernym: cuspe

3. (hunting, Brazil) pellet (lead projectile used as ammunition)

Further reading

• “perdigoto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.