semianalfabeto
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From semi- + analfabeto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
semianalfabeto m (plural semianalfabetos, feminine seminalfabeta, feminine plural seminalfabetas)
- semiliterate
- Synonym: semiletrado
- a pedant person
Adjective edit
semianalfabeto (feminine semianalfabeta, masculine plural semianalfabetos, feminine plural semianalfabetas)
- semiliterate
- Synonym: semiletrado
- (figuratively) pedant (pretending to know things that one doesn't truly know)