chato de galocha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chato de galochas

Etymology

Literally, “galosh-wearing annoying person”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tu d͡ʒi ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tu d͡ʒi ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.to de ɡaˈlɔ.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tu dɨ ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/ [ˈʃa.tu ðɨ ɣɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tu dɨ ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/ [ˈʃa.tu ðɨ ɣɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.tu dɨ ɡɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.tu ðɨ ɣɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ]

Noun

chato de galocha m (plural chatos de galochas, feminine chata de galocha, feminine plural chatas de galochas)

1. (informal) an extremely annoying person

Further reading

• “chato de galocha(s)”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024