piparote

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish papirote.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.paˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.paˈɾɔ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.pɐˈɾɔ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: pi‧pa‧ro‧te

Noun

piparote m (plural piparotes)

fillip (the act of releasing a finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap)
Synonym: peteleco
1. (by extension) admonition

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:piparote.

Related terms

sinal do piparote

Verb

piparote

inflection of piparotar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“piparote” in iDicionário Aulete.
“piparote” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“piparote” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“piparote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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