pertu

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese perto. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pértu.

Adjective

pertu

1. near

Norman

Noun

pertu m (plural pertus)

1. (Guernsey) hole
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 519:

     Il a fait pertus sous l'iaue.

     He has made a hole in the water.