preguicite

Portuguese

Etymology

From preguiça (“laziness”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ɡiˈsi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ɡiˈsi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ɡiˈsi.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.ɡiˈsi.tɨ/ [pɾɨ.ɣiˈsi.tɨ]

Noun

preguicite f (uncountable)

1. (humorous) laziness, as if it were a disease