abécula
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɛ.ku.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɛ.ku.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɛ.ku.lɐ/ [ɐˈβɛ.ku.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɛkulɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧bé‧cu‧la
Noun
abécula f (plural abéculas)
- (derogatory) idiot (clumsy or easily disoriented person)
Further reading
- “abécula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “abécula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025