besteirol

Portuguese

Etymology

From besteira (bullshit; nonsense; swearword) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bes.te(j)ˈɾɔw/ [bes.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾɔʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /beʃ.te(j)ˈɾɔw/ [beʃ.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔɫ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃ.teˈɾɔ.li/

  • Hyphenation: bes‧tei‧rol

Noun

besteirol m (plural besteiróis) (Brazil)

  1. (theater) a genre of burlesque theatre that arose in Brazil during the 80s
  2. a word of vulgar comedy
  3. a bunch of nonsense; bullshit