pertu

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese perto. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pértu.

Adjective

pertu

  1. near

Norman

Noun

pertu m (plural pertus)

  1. (Guernsey) hole
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 519:
      Il a fait pertus sous l'iaue.
      He has made a hole in the water.
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