abécula

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɛ.ku.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɛ.ku.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɛ.ku.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɛ.ku.lɐ/ [ɐˈβɛ.ku.lɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɛkulɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧bé‧cu‧la

Noun

abécula f (plural abéculas)

1. (derogatory) idiot (clumsy or easily disoriented person)

Further reading

• “abécula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “abécula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024