espertalhão

Portuguese

Etymology

From esperto +‎ -alho +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [is.peh.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peh.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [is.peh.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peh.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [is.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.peχ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.peχ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.peɻ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [es.peɻ.taˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨɾ.tɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: es‧per‧ta‧lhão

Noun

espertalhão m (plural espertalhões, feminine espertalhona, feminine plural espertalhonas)

1. (informal) a smart person
2. (informal, derogatory) smartass

   Synonyms: finório, ladino