pé-de-meia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “foot of sock”, or more loosely translated as “a sock, a sockful (of money)”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.deˈmej.a/ [ˌpɛ.deˈmeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmɐj.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmɐj.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmɐj.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmɐj.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmej.ɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈmej.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈmej.ɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨˈme.ɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨˈme.ɐ]

Noun

pé-de-meia m (plural pés-de-meia)

1. nest egg (savings)

   Fiz um pé-de-meia para uma situação de maior dificuldade.

   I made a nest egg for when the times are more difficult.