porpeta

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian polpetta.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁˈpe.tɐ/ [pohˈpe.tɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾˈpe.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁˈpe.tɐ/ [poχˈpe.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻˈpe.ta/

  • Hyphenation: pol‧pe‧ta

Noun

porpeta f (plural porpetas)

  1. (Brazil) meatball
    Synonym: almôndega

Adjective

porpeta m or f (plural porpetas)

  1. (Brazil, derogatory, slang) fat, obese
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gordo
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