piuí

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Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

piuí

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of piuar

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.uˈi/ [pɪ.uˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjuˈi/ [pjʊˈi], /piwˈi/ [piʊ̯ˈi]

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: pi‧u‧í

Noun[edit]

piuí m (plural piuís)

  1. tyrant flycatcher

Interjection[edit]

piuí!

  1. (Brazil, onomatopoeia) representing the sound of a train whistle
    • 1987, Junior Mendes (lyrics and music), “Piuí Abacaxi”, in Trem da Alegria, performed by Trem da Alegria ft. Xuxa:
      Piuí, piuí, piuí abacaxi / Choque, choque, choque, choque por aí
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c. 2008, Hermes e Renato, spoken by Luís Boça (Felipe Torres), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:
      Alô, tem alguém na linha aí? […] Então é melhor sair da linha porque o trem tá vindo. Piuí!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading[edit]

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