lamechas
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From lamecha + -s, further origin unknown, possibly from Spanish lamer (“to lick”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: la‧me‧chas
Adjective edit
lamechas (invariable)
- overly sentimental
- Synonym: piegas
- 1887, Eça de Queirós, “IV”, in A Relíquia:
- Decidi segredar-lhe logo ali: "Oh minha irmãzinha, estou todo lamecha por si!"
- I decided to whisper to her right there: "Oh my little sister, I'm wholly sentimental for you!"
Further reading edit
- “lamechas” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.