lamechas
Portuguese
FWOTD – 25 July 2023
Alternative forms
Etymology
From lamecha + -s, further origin unknown, possibly from Spanish lamer (“to lick”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈmɛ.ʃɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /laˈmɛ.ʃɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈmɛ.ʃas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈmɛ.ʃɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐˈmɛ.t͡ʃɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: la‧me‧chas
Adjective
lamechas (invariable)
- overly sentimental
- Synonym: piegas
- 1887, Eça de Queirós, “IV”, in A Relíquia:
- Decidi segredar-lhe logo ali: "Oh minha irmãzinha, estou todo lamecha por si!"
- I decided to whisper to her right there: "Oh my little sister, I'm wholly sentimental for you!"
Further reading
- “lamechas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025