forreta

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From forrar (“to save”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈʁe.tɐ/ [foˈhe.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foˈʁe.tɐ/ [foˈχe.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈʁe.ta/ [foˈhe.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈʁe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: for‧re‧ta

Noun edit

forreta m or f by sense (plural forretas)

miser; scrooge
Synonyms: avaro, sovina

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