besteirol

Portuguese

Etymology

From besteira (“bullshit; nonsense; swearword”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bes.te(j)ˈɾɔw/ [bes.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bes.te(j)ˈɾɔw/ [bes.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /beʃ.te(j)ˈɾɔw/ [beʃ.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔɫ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔl/ [bɨʃ.tejˈɾɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃ.teˈɾɔ.li/

• Hyphenation: bes‧tei‧rol

Noun

besteirol m (plural besteiróis) (Brazil)

1. (theater) a genre of burlesque theatre that arose in Brazil during the 80s
2. a word of vulgar comedy
3. a bunch of nonsense; bullshit