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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin petulantia. Cognate with Spanish petulancia and Galician petulancia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.sja/
Noun
petulância f (plural petulâncias)
- self-pride, conceitedness
- shamelessness; sass
- insolence