gato-pingado

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡa.to.pĩˈɡa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.du/ [ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: ga‧to‧-pin‧ga‧do

Noun

gato-pingado m (plural gatos-pingados)

1. funeral home worker responsible for burial ceremonies

   Synonym: cangalheiro

   1. historically and more specifically, the one who accompanied hearses with a torch
2. (informal) each of a few individuals who attended an event; often used in the phrase meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados
3. (derogatory) useless or worthless person

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zé-ninguém