babadeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From babado +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.baˈde(j).ɾu/ [ba.baˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.baˈde(j).ɾu/ [ba.baˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.baˈde(j).ɾo/ [ba.baˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

Adjective

babadeiro (feminine babadeira, masculine plural babadeiros, feminine plural babadeiras)

1. (Brazil, gay slang) cool, great, awesome
   • 2019 May 13, Luísa Marilac, Nana Queiroz, Eu, travesti: Memórias de Luísa Marilac‎^[1], Editora Record, →ISBN:

     Um bandido removeu as telhas, entrou pelo topo da casa e me levou tudo — o radinho babadeiro, a geladeira, o fogão, a vida.

     A thief removed the roof tiles, came in through the top of the house, and took everything from me — the cool little radio, the refrigerator, the stove, my life.