trapalhão

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From atrapalhar +‎ -ão. Compare Galician trapalleiro.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.paˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [tɾa.paˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.pɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: tra‧pa‧lhão

Adjective edit

trapalhão (feminine trapalhona, masculine plural trapalhões, feminine plural trapalhonas)

lacking coordination; not dextrous; clumsy
silly, scatterbrained
Synonyms: atrapalhado, atabalhoado, enredado

Noun edit

trapalhão m (plural trapalhões, feminine trapalhona, feminine plural trapalhonas)

a clumsy person; a scatterbrain

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