catiripapo

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpa.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpa.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpa.po/

• Rhymes: -apu

Noun

catiripapo m (plural catiripapos)

1. (Brazil, informal) a slap in the face with the hands

   Ele tomou um catiripapo.

   He got slapped.

References

• “catiripapo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “catiripapo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024