paletó

See also: paleto and paletò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French paletot, from English paltok.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.leˈtɔ/, /pa.liˈtɔ/

  • Rhymes:

Noun

paletó m (plural paletós)

  1. paletot (a loose outer jacket, overcoat)
    Synonyms: casacão, jaqueta, sobretudo
  2. (Brazil, slang, euphemistic) coffin, as a euphemism for death
    Synonym: caixão

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kadiwéu: nibalito

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