pentelho

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === pintelho === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eʎu Hyphenation: pen‧te‧lho === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). By surface analysis, pente +‎ -elho. Compare Galician pentello, Spanish pendejo. ==== Noun ==== pentelho m (plural pentelhos) (vulgar) pube (a pubic hair) (vulgar, chiefly in the plural) peanuts (something of little importance) ==== Noun ==== pentelho m (plural pentelhos, feminine pentelha, feminine plural pentelhas) (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) brat (a young boy, especially an annoying one) ==== Adjective ==== pentelho (feminine pentelha, masculine plural pentelhos, feminine plural pentelhas) (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) bratty ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:pentelho. ==== Related terms ==== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== pentelho first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar === Further reading === “pentelho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pentelho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “pentelho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026