pequerrucho

Portuguese

Etymology

From pequeno (“small”) (altered to pequerr-) + -ucho. Compare Galician pequerrecho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.keˈʁu.ʃu/ [pe.keˈhu.ʃu], /pi.kiˈʁu.ʃu/ [pi.kiˈhu.ʃu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.keˈʁu.ʃu/ [pe.keˈhu.ʃu], /pi.kiˈʁu.ʃu/ [pi.kiˈhu.ʃu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pe.keˈʁu.ʃu/ [pe.keˈχu.ʃu], /pi.kiˈʁu.ʃu/ [pi.kiˈχu.ʃu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.keˈʁu.ʃo/ [pe.keˈhu.ʃo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.kɨˈʁu.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.kɨˈʁu.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.kɨˈʁu.t͡ʃu/

• Hyphenation: pe‧quer‧eu‧cho

Noun

pequerrucho m (plural pequerruchos)

1. (informal) small child; toddler