bisbilhoteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From bisbilhotar +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biz.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾu/ [biz.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biz.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾu/ [biz.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾu/ [biʒ.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biz.bi.ʎoˈte(j).ɾo/ [biz.bi.ʎoˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtɐj.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtɐj.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈtej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒ.bi.ʎuˈte.ɾu/ [biʒ.βi.ʎuˈte.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: bis‧bi‧lho‧tei‧ro

Adjective

bisbilhoteiro (feminine bisbilhoteira, masculine plural bisbilhoteiros, feminine plural bisbilhoteiras)

1. nosy (inclined to snoop, spy, pry on someone else's private affairs)

   Synonym: abelhudo

Noun

bisbilhoteiro m (plural bisbilhoteiros, feminine bisbilhoteira, feminine plural bisbilhoteiras)

1. busybody (someone who is nosy and pries on someone else's private affairs)