pentelho
Portuguese
/pẽˈtɐ(j)ʎu/
noun
Definitions
- (vulgar) pubic hair.
- (Brazil) a young boy, especially an annoying one.
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *pectiniculus, pecten (comb, pubis, pubic hair) affix from Portuguese pente.
Origin
Portuguese
pente
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pecten English
- pectinibranchiate English
- pectunculus English
- pendejo English
- *pectiniculus Latin
- pecten Latin
- pendejismo Spanish, Castilian
- pendejo Spanish, Castilian
- *peḱten-s Proto-Indo-European
- pente Portuguese
- empeña Galician
- pentello Galician
- pendeho Tagalog
- *peitẽe Old Portuguese
- cheaptini Aromanian
- chiaptini Aromanian
- piacno Dalmatian