porpeta

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian polpetta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈpe.tɐ/ [pohˈpe.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈpe.tɐ/ [pohˈpe.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈpe.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈpe.tɐ/ [poχˈpe.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈpe.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈpe.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: pol‧pe‧ta

Noun

porpeta f (plural porpetas)

1. (Brazil) meatball

   Synonym: almôndega

Adjective

porpeta m or f (plural porpetas)

1. (Brazil, derogatory, slang) fat, obese

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gordo