gato-pingado

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.to.pĩˈɡa.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.du/ [ˌɡa.tu.pĩˈɡa.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧to‧-pin‧ga‧do

Noun

gato-pingado m (plural gatos-pingados)

  1. funeral home worker responsible for burial ceremonies
    Synonym: cangalheiro
    1. historically and more specifically, the one who accompanied hearses with a torch
  2. (informal) each of a few individuals who attended an event; often used in the phrase meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados
  3. (derogatory) useless or worthless person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zé-ninguém
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