perlimpimpim
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Monteiro Lobato. Probably inspired by French perlimpinpin.
Pronunciation
[edit]
Noun
[edit]perlimpimpim m (plural perlimpimpins)
- Only used in pó de perlimpimpim
Further reading
[edit]- “perlimpimpim”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “perlimpimpim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “perlimpimpim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024