pitéu

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈtɛw/ [piˈtɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈtɛw/

• Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

pitéu m (plural pitéus)

1. (cooking) delicacy (delicious food or dish)

   Synonyms: iguaria, guloseima, paparicho, acepipe, quitute, gostosura, manjar, petisco

2. (cooking) a stew made with chops of meat and sauce thickened with cassava flour

   Synonym: galopeado

3. (informal) a beautiful person, usually a woman

Derived terms

• pitar

Further reading

• “pitéu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pitéu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026