piriguete

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier periguete, perhaps from perigo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈɡɛ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈɡɛ.tɨ/ [pi.ɾiˈɣɛ.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧gue‧te

Noun

piriguete f (plural piriguetes)

1. (Brazil, derogatory) whore, slut, bitch (promiscuous woman)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vadia

Related terms

• piriguetar