preguiça

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pigritia. Cognate with Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡi.sɐ/, /pɾiˈɡi.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡi.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈɡi.sɐ/ [pɾɨˈɣi.sɐ]

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /pɾɛ.ˈɡi.sa/

Noun

preguiça f (plural preguiças)

  1. laziness; sloth (unwillingness to do work)
    Synonyms: ócio, ociosidade, vadiagem
    Antonym: diligência
  2. (Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)
  3. (zoology) sloth (mammal)
    Synonym: bicho-preguiça

Derived terms
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