pé de valsa

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of pé (“foot”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ valsa (“waltz”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaw.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaʊ̯.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaw.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈvaʊ̯.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ de ˈvaw.sa/ [ˈpɛ de ˈvaʊ̯.sa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈval.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈvaɫ.sɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈval.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈvaɫ.sɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈbal.sɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈβaɫ.sɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -alsɐ, (Brazil) -awsɐ
• Hyphenation: pé, de, val‧sa

Noun

pé de valsa m or f by sense (plural pés de valsa)

1. (Brazil, informal) an excellent dancer

Further reading

• “pé de valsa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “pé de valsa” in iDicionário Aulete.