peçonhento

Portuguese

Etymology

From peçonha +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.sõˈɲẽ.tu/ [pe.sõˈj̃ẽ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.soˈɲẽ.to/

  • (Portugal, faster speech) IPA(key): [psuˈɲẽtʷ], [psʷˈɲẽtʷ]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ço‧nhen‧to

Adjective

peçonhento (feminine peçonhenta, masculine plural peçonhentos, feminine plural peçonhentas)

  1. (of an animal) venomous (producing poison)
    Synonym: venenoso
  2. (figurative) venomous; malignant; spiteful; hateful

Further reading

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