preguiça

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pigritia. Cognate with Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɾɨˈɣisɐ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɾe.ˈɡi.sɐ/, /pɾi.ˈɡi.sɐ/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Nordestino" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɾɛ.ˈɡi.sa/

Noun

preguiça f (plural s)

  1. laziness; sloth (unwillingness to do work)
    Synonyms: ócio; ociosidade; vadiagem (slang, derogatory)
  2. (Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)
  3. (zoology) sloth (mammal)
    Synonym: bicho-preguiça

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