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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “apartment-block boy”; from the stereotype that boys who grow up in apartment blocks live sheltered lives.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa d͡ʒi ˈpɾɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja d͡ʒi ˈpɾɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa d͡ʒi ˈpɾɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja d͡ʒi ˈpɾɛ.d͡ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa de ˈpɾɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja de ˈpɾɛ.d͡ʒjo/
Noun
piá de prédio m (plural piás de prédio)
- (Paraná) sheltered kid (a boy or man who had a sheltered upbringing, lacks outdoor skills and is not streetwise)
2020, Marcelo Bigardi, Café com Deus 2: Café e leitura para um ótimo dia, T.d.B Editora, page 216:E, então, quando o rei olhou para Davi, em outras palavas, disse: “você é um guri, um piá de prédio”, como costumamos dizer no Paraná, […]- And then, when the king looked at David, in other words he said: “you are a boy, a sheltered kid”, like we say in Paraná,