chiliquento

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

cheliquento
xiliquento (misspelling)

Etymology

From chilique (“tantrum”) +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.liˈkẽ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.liˈkẽ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨ.liˈkẽ.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɨ.liˈkẽ.tu/

Rhymes: -ẽtu
Hyphenation: chi‧li‧quen‧to

Noun

chiliquento m (plural chiliquentos)

(Brazil, colloquial) a tantrumy person
- 2004, “Documento Trololó – Estressados”, in Hermes e Renato‎, season 6, episode 2, spoken by Sr. Trololó (Fausto Fanti):
  Em pleno século 21, o estresse se tornou uma praga, o que levou milhares de pessoas a procurarem grupos de autoajuda. Um dos mais conhecidos é o X.A.: xiliquentos anônimos.
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