espertalhão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From esperto +‎ -alho +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ , /es.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ , /es.peɾ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/ , /eʃ.peʁ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.peɻ.taˈʎɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨɾ.tɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: es‧per‧ta‧lhão

Noun

espertalhão m (plural espertalhões, feminine espertalhona, feminine plural espertalhonas)

(informal) a smart person
(informal, derogatory) smartass
Synonyms: finório, ladino

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