preguiça

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡi.sɐ/, /pɾiˈɡi.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡi.sɐ/, /pɾiˈɡi.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡi.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈɡi.sɐ/ [pɾɨˈɣi.sɐ]

• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /pɾɛ.ˈɡi.sa/

Noun

preguiça f (plural preguiças)

1. laziness; sloth (unwillingness to do work)

   Synonyms: ócio, ociosidade, vadiagem

   Antonym: diligência

2. (Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)
3. (zoology) sloth (mammal)

   Synonym: bicho-preguiça

Derived terms

• espreguiçar
• preguiçoso