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Nheengatu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Tupi pyti'u.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pitiú
- stenchy; stinky
Noun
pitiú (plural pitiú-itá)
- stench from fish or eggs
- stench from sweating
Descendants
- → Brazilian Portuguese: pitiú
References
- Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pitiú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 621
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Nheengatu pitiú, from Old Tupi pyti'u.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.t͡ʃiˈu/ , (faster pronunciation) /piˈt͡ʃju/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: pi‧ti‧ú
Noun
pitiú m (usually uncountable, plural pitiús) (Amazonas, Pará, colloquial)
- the distinctive odor of fish or raw eggs
2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo:O pitiú (cheiro semelhante a peixe e maresia) é intenso, mas faz parte da vivência amazônica.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- stench, stink
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