semianalfabeto

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ analfabeto.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.tu/ [ˌsẽ.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌse.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.to/ [ˌse.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˌmi.ɐ.nal.fɐˈbɛ.tu/ [sɨˌmi.ɐ.naɫ.fɐˈβɛ.tu]

Noun

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semianalfabeto m (plural semianalfabetos, feminine seminalfabeta, feminine plural seminalfabetas)

  1. semiliterate
    Synonym: semiletrado
  2. a pedant person

Adjective

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semianalfabeto (feminine semianalfabeta, masculine plural semianalfabetos, feminine plural semianalfabetas)

  1. semiliterate
    Synonym: semiletrado
  2. (figuratively) pedant (pretending to know things that one doesn't truly know)