pevide

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin pītuīta

Medieval Latin pipita

Portuguese pevide

Inherited from Medieval Latin pipita, from Latin pītuīta. Doublet of pituíta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈvi.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈvi.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈvi.de/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈvi.dɨ/ [pɨˈvi.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈvi.dɨ/ [pɨˈvi.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈbi.dɨ/ [pɨˈβi.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: pe‧vi‧de

Noun

pevide f (plural pevides)

1. flat seed (such as those of a pumpkin, melon, or pear)

   Hypernym: semente

2. pepini (type of pasta shape that resembles flat seeds)
3. (veterinary medicine) pip (respiratory disease of birds)
4. (speech pathology) inability to pronounce rhotic consonants
5. burned part of a candle's wick

   Synonym: morrão

6. (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, colloquial) distilled cachaça

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cachaça

7. (colloquial, vulgar) anus

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ânus

Derived terms

• laurear a pevide

Further reading

• “pevide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pevide”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “pevide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pevide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “pevide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026