chato de galocha
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “galosh-wearing annoying person”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.tu d͡ʒi ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.to de ɡaˈlɔ.ʃa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.tu dɨ ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/ [ˈʃa.tu ðɨ ɣɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.tu dɨ ɡɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.tu ðɨ ɣɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ]
Noun
chato de galocha m (plural chatos de galochas, feminine chata de galocha, feminine plural chatas de galocha)
- (informal) an extremely annoying person
Further reading
- “chato de galocha(s)”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025