engatatão

Portuguese

Etymology

From engata +‎ -t- +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.taˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.ɡa.taˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.taˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.ɡa.taˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.tɐˈtɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: en‧ga‧ta‧tão

Noun

engatatão m (plural engatatões)

  1. (Portugal, colloquial) womanizer, flirt
    Synonyms: engatatão, conquistador, namoradeiro
    Esse gajo é um engatatão.
    This guy is a philanderer.

Adjective

engatatão (feminine engatatona, masculine plural engatatões, feminine plural engatatonas)

  1. (Portugal, colloquial) womanizing, flirtatious

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