pé-de-meia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “foot of sock”, or more loosely translated as “a sock, a sockful (of money)”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.deˈmej.a/ [ˌpɛ.deˈmeɪ̯.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmɐj.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmɐj.ɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmej.ɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmej.ɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈme.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈme.ɐ]

Noun

pé-de-meia m (plural pés-de-meia)

  1. nest egg (savings)
    Fiz um pé-de-meia para uma situação de maior dificuldade.
    I made a nest egg for when the times are more difficult.
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