bisbilhoteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From bisbilhotar +‎ -eiro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /biz.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾu/ [biz.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾu/ [biʒ.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biz.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾo/ [biz.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtɐj.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈte.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈte.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: bis‧bi‧lho‧tei‧ro

Adjective

bisbilhoteiro (feminine bisbilhoteira, masculine plural bisbilhoteiros, feminine plural bisbilhoteiras)

  1. nosy (inclined to snoop, spy, pry on someone else's private affairs)
    Synonym: abelhudo

Noun

bisbilhoteiro m (plural bisbilhoteiros, feminine bisbilhoteira, feminine plural bisbilhoteiras)

  1. busybody (someone who is nosy and pries on someone else's private affairs)

References

  1. ^ “bisbilhoteiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “bisbilhoteiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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