pajola

Portuguese

Etymology

From pajem (“boy”) +‎ -ola (“suffix with the idea of ​​diminutive”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʒɔ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʒɔ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʒɔ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʒɔ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧jo‧la

Noun

pajola m (plural pajolas)

1. (archaic) a presumptuous employee who makes himself look superior, who gives himself the image of his superior

Further reading

• “pajola”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025