magrelo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (Brazil) magrela

Etymology

From magro (“lean”) +‎ -elo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɡɾɛ.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɡɾɛ.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɡɾɛ.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɡɾɛ.lu/ [mɐˈɣɾɛ.lu]

• Hyphenation: ma‧gre‧lo

Adjective

magrelo (feminine magrela, masculine plural magrelos, feminine plural magrelas)

1. (Brazil) scrawny (very thin)

   Synonyms: magricela, magriço, magriz, magrizela

Noun

magrelo m or f (plural magrelos)

1. (Brazil, of a person) scrawny (very thin)

   Synonyms: magricela, magriço, magriz, magrizela

Related terms

• magro

Further reading

• “magrelo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “magrelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024