pentelho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈte.ʎu/

Rhymes: -eʎu
Hyphenation: pen‧te‧lho

Noun

pentelho m (plural pentelhos)

(vulgar) pubic hair
(Brazil, vulgar, derogatory) a young boy, especially an annoying one

Related terms

Further reading

“pentelho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“pentelho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Verb

pentelho

first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar

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