analfabeto funcional

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, functional(ly) illiterate.

Noun[edit]

analfabeto funcional m (plural analfabetos funcionais, feminine analfabeta funcional, feminine plural analfabetas funcionais)

  1. illiterate (having little formal education)

Usage notes[edit]

Just analfabeto means illiterate (unable to read and write). The expression analfabeto funcional (with the word funcional added) means "having little formal education".