pentelho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -eʎu
• Hyphenation: pen‧te‧lho

Noun

pentelho m (plural pentelhos)

1. (vulgar) pubic hair

Noun

pentelho m (plural pentelhos, feminine pentelha, feminine plural pentelhas)

1. (Brazil, vulgar, informal, derogatory) brat (a young boy, especially an annoying one)

Related terms

• pente
• pentelhação
• pentelhante
• pentelhar

 

Adjective

pentelho (feminine pentelha, masculine plural pentelhos, feminine plural pentelhas)

1. (Brazil, vulgar, informal, derogatory) bratty

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pentelho.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pẽˈtɛ.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -ɛʎu
• Hyphenation: pen‧te‧lho

Verb

pentelho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar

Further reading

• “pentelho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “pentelho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.