petralha

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Coined by Brazilian journalist and columnist Reinaldo Azevedo around 2006 blending petista +‎ metralha, in reference to "Irmãos Metralha".^[1] The term is also commonly analysed as a blend of petista +‎ tralha (“junk”).

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈtɾa.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈtɾa.ʎɐ/

Rhymes: -aʎɐ
Hyphenation: pe‧tra‧lha

Noun edit

petralha m or f by sense (plural petralhas)

(neologism, derogatory, offensive) a person who supports or is affiliated with the Brazilian Worker's Party

Adjective edit

petralha m or f (plural petralhas)

(neologism, derogatory, offensive) supportive of or related to the Brazilian Worker's Party

Hypernyms edit

petista

Related terms edit

References edit

^ Reinaldo Azevedo (2006 August 14) “A genealogia do xingamento de um petralha”, in Veja‎^[1] (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 2023-10-15

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