piuí

Catalan

Verb

piuí

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of piuar

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piwˈi/ [piʊ̯ˈi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piwˈi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: pi‧u‧í

Noun

piuí m (plural piuís)

1. tyrant flycatcher

Interjection

piuí!

1. (Brazil, onomatopoeia) representing the sound of a train whistle
   • 1987, Junior Mendes (lyrics and music), “Piuí Abacaxi”, in Trem da Alegria, performed by Trem da Alegria ft. Xuxa:

     Piuí, piuí, piuí abacaxi / Choque, choque, choque, choque por aí

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • c. 2008, Hermes e Renato, spoken by Luís Boça (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:

     Alô, tem alguém na linha aí? […] Então é melhor sair da linha porque o trem tá vindo. Piuí!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “piuí”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024