pobretão

Portuguese

Etymology

From pobrete +‎ -ão. Cognate with Spanish pobretón.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.bɾeˈtɐ̃w̃/ [po.bɾeˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.bɾɨˈtɐ̃w̃/ [pu.βɾɨˈtɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: po‧bre‧tão

Noun

pobretão m (plural pobretões, feminine pobretona, feminine plural pobretonas)

  1. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a very poor person

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