pífio

See also: pifio and pifió

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pifia (“mistake, flaw”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.fi.u/ [ˈpi.fɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpi.fju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.fi.o/ [ˈpi.fɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpi.fjo/

  • Rhymes: -ifiu, -ifju
  • Hyphenation: pí‧fi‧o

Adjective

pífio (feminine pífia, masculine plural pífios, feminine plural pífias, comparable)

  1. cheap (of low quality or taste)
    Synonyms: meia-boca, fraco
  2. (of an object, person or matter) petty, trifle, paltry
    Synonyms: reles, ordinário
  3. (of a quantity) small, negligible, insignificant
    Synonym: irrisório
    • 2019 August 6, “Anatel: TV paga perde quase 3,3 milhões de assinantes em 5 anos”, in UOL‎:
      Com exceção da Oi, que apresentou um crescimento pífio de 1,77% em 12 meses, todas as outras operadoras perderam parte de sua base de assinantes.
      With the exception of Oi, which showed a despicable growth of 1.77% in 12 months, all the other operators lost part of their subscriber base.

Further reading
  • “pífio” in Dicionário Online de Português.
  • “pífio” in Dicionário inFormal.
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