catiripapo

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpa.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpa.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ʃi.ɾiˈpa.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ti.ɾiˈpa.pu/

Noun

catiripapo m (plural catiripapos)

1. (Brazil, informal) a slap in the face with the hands

   ele tomou um catiripapo.

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References

• “catiripapo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.