pirralho

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/ [piˈha.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/ [piˈha.ʎu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/ [piˈχa.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎo/ [piˈha.ʎo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈʁa.ʎu/

• Hyphenation: pir‧ra‧lho

Noun

pirralho m (plural pirralhos, feminine pirralha, feminine plural pirralhas)

1. brat (unruly child)

   Synonym: fedelho

2. (by extension) a short person

Further reading

• “pirralho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “pirralho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025