João Pestana

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Portuguese

João Pestana

Alternative forms

Etymology

From João (“John”, a common male given name) +‎ Pestana (“eyelash”, also a surname).

Pronunciation

 
 

Proper noun

João Pestana m

  1. (mythology) sandman
    • 1946, João Carlos, A estrada de fogo, Editorial Gleba, page 211:
      Estás a cair com soninho… é o João Pestana que lá vem…
      You are falling asleep… Sandman is coming…
  2. personification of sleep or drowsiness
    • 1899, Maximiliano de Azevedo, Historias das Ilhas (Reminiscencias dos Açores e da Madeira), Libraria Editora, page 220:
      O pae riu-se e disse-lhe que não deitasse as culpas ás feiticeiras mas ao João Pestana.
      The father laughed and told him not to blame the sorceresses but his own sleepiness.

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