petulância

See also: petulancia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin petulantia. Cognate with Spanish petulancia and Galician petulancia.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.a/ [pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃sjɐ, -ɐ̃siɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tu‧lân‧ci‧a

Noun

petulância f (plural petulâncias)

  1. self-pride, conceitedness
  2. shamelessness; sass
  3. insolence
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