espertalhão

Portuguese

Etymology

From esperto +‎ -alho +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [is.peh.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peh.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [is.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.peχ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.peχ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.peɻ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peɻ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨɾ.tɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: es‧per‧ta‧lhão

Noun

espertalhão m (plural espertalhões, feminine espertalhona, feminine plural espertalhonas)

  1. (informal) a smart person
  2. (informal, derogatory) smartass
    Synonyms: finório, ladino
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