apedeuta

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === apedeuto === Etymology === Probably related to pedante and pedagogo. Although this root literally means "child", it is implied to mean "knowledge" in this sense. The a- prefix means negation, and -euta is a relatively uncommon suffix used for people. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧pe‧deu‧ta === Noun === apedeuta m or f by sense (plural apedeutas) an ignorant, uneducated person === Adjective === apedeuta m or f (plural apedeutas) ignorant, uneducated, uncultured Synonyms: xucro, simples, ignorante, inculto rude, uncouth Synonyms: rude, grosseiro ==== Derived terms ==== apedeutismo === Further reading === “apedeuta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “apedeuta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026