pai dos burros

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pai-dos-burros (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “father of stupid people”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/ [ˈpaɪ̯ duz ˈbu.hus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/ [ˈpaɪ̯ duz ˈbu.hus]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj duʒ ˈbu.ʁuʃ/ [ˈpaɪ̯ duʒ ˈbu.χuʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj doz ˈbu.ʁos/ [ˈpaɪ̯ doz ˈbu.hos]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj duʒ ˈbu.ʁuʃ/ [ˈpaj ðuʒ ˈβu.ʁuʃ]

Noun

pai dos burros m (plural pais dos burros)

1. (Brazil, slang) a dictionary

   Synonym: amansa-burro

Further reading

• “pai dos burros”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025