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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French Despautère, Frenchified surname of J. van Pauteren, Flemish grammarian. Per the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica , French students were compelled to learn Latin from clumsy abridgments of van Pauteren's Latin grammar "which, in its original folio editions of 1537–1538, was an excellent work".
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ , /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ , /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ , /d͡ʒiʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾjo/
Noun
despautério m (plural despautérios)
- nonsense, stupidity
- Synonyms: estolidez, asneira, disparate, tolice, desconchavo, irracionalidade