peteminion

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Blend of PT +‎ English minion.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.te.mi.niˈõ/ [pe.te.mi.nɪˈõ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.te.miˈnjõ/

Noun

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peteminion m or f by sense (plural peteminions)

  1. (Brazil, politics, neologism, nonstandard, derogatory) a supporter of Workers' Party (Brazil), especially a fanatical one

Usage notes

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The regular spelling of the word is nonstandard because of the final -n, which should be -m instead according to Portuguese grammatical rules.

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