pentelho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). By surface analysis, pente +‎ -elho.

Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/

Rhymes: -eʎu
Hyphenation: pen‧te‧lho

Noun

pentelho m (plural pentelhos)

(vulgar) pubic hair

Noun

pentelho m (plural pentelhos, feminine pentelha, feminine plural pentelhas)

(Brazil, vulgar, informal, derogatory) brat (a young boy, especially an annoying one)

Related terms

Adjective

pentelho (feminine pentelha, masculine plural pentelhos, feminine plural pentelhas)

(Brazil, vulgar, informal, derogatory) bratty

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pentelho.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pẽˈtɛ.ʎu/

Rhymes: -ɛʎu
Hyphenation: pen‧te‧lho

Verb

pentelho

first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar

Further reading

“pentelho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“pentelho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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