pé de moleque

See also: pé-de-moleque

Portuguese

pé de moleque (sense 1)

pé de moleque nordestino (sense 3)

Alternative forms

• pé-de-moleque (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “urchin's foot”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi moˈlɛ.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi moˈlɛ.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ de moˈlɛ.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ muˈlɛ.kɨ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ muˈlɛ.kɨ]

Noun

pé de moleque m (plural pés de moleque)

2. (Brazil) a traditional Brazilian sweet made with peanuts, similar to brittle

   Coordinate term: pé de moça

3. (Brazil) a type of irregular paving in historical cities of Minas Gerais
5. (Northeast Brazil) Synonym of pé de Zumbi

   Synonym: manuê

Further reading

• “pé de moleque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pé de moleque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025