pirralho

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/ [piˈha.ʎu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/ [piˈχa.ʎu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎo/ [piˈha.ʎo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/

Hyphenation: pir‧ra‧lho

Noun

pirralho m (plural pirralhos, feminine pirralha, feminine plural pirralhas)

brat (unruly child)
Synonym: fedelho
(by extension) a short person

Further reading

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

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