piuí

Catalan

Verb

piuí

first-person singular preterite indicative of piuar

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.uˈi/ [pɪ.uˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjuˈi/ [pjʊˈi], /piwˈi/ [piʊ̯ˈi]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pjuˈi/, /piwˈi/

Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: pi‧u‧í

Noun

piuí m (plural piuís)

tyrant flycatcher

Interjection

piuí!

(Brazil, onomatopoeia) representing the sound of a train whistle
- 1987, Junior Mendes (lyrics and music), “Piuí Abacaxi”, in Trem da Alegria, performed by Trem da Alegria ft. Xuxa:
  Piuí, piuí, piuí abacaxi / Choque, choque, choque, choque por aí
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c. 2008, Hermes e Renato, spoken by Luís Boça (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:
  Alô, tem alguém na linha aí? […] Então é melhor sair da linha porque o trem tá vindo. Piuí!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“piuí” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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