petulância

See also: petulancia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin petulantia. Cognate with Spanish petulancia and Galician petulancia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.a/ [pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃sjɐ, -ɐ̃siɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧tu‧lân‧ci‧a

Noun

petulância f (plural petulâncias)

1. self-pride, conceitedness
2. shamelessness; sass
3. insolence

Related terms

• petulante