pirulito
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From pirlito (“hawthorn fruit”), metathetical form of pilrito.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pi‧ru‧li‧to
Noun edit
pirulito m (plural pirulitos)
- (Brazil) lollipop (confectionery on a stick)
- Synonym: chupa-chupa
- (Can we date this quote?), Jacinto Silva, Lídio Cavalcante (lyrics and music), “Cantando a Minha Loa”:
- Pirulito, todo menino acha bacana / Quem tem dente chupa cana
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Brazil, vulgar) penis
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Hunsrik: Pirulitt (“lollipop”)
Further reading edit
- “pirulito” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “pirulito” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.