perna de pau
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See also: perna-de-pau
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From perna + de + pau, literally “wooden leg”.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]perna de pau f (plural pernas de pau) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- wooden leg
- (Brazil, often in the plural) stilt (walking pole)
- Synonym: (Portugal) andas
Noun
[edit]perna de pau m or f by sense (plural pernas de pau) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- (informal, derogatory, soccer) a bad player
- Synonym: perneta
- (informal, derogatory) clumsy person
Further reading
[edit]- “perna de pau”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “perna de pau”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “perna de pau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “perna de pau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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