pixulé

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Etymology

Unknown, compare Argentine Spanish pichuleo (stinginess), pichulear (to hunt for bargains).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧xu‧lé

Noun

pixulé m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, informal) loose change
    Synonym: trocado
    • 1998, Afonso Schmidt, Trabalhadores do Brasil: histórias do povo brasileiro, Geração Editorial:
      Talvez devesse se valer de ajudante, um garoto molambento mas esperto dos descidos das favelas, que mendigam debaixo do sol da praça, apanham algum trocado, pixulé, caraminguá ocioso e sem serventia estendido pela caridade, inda ...
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  2. (Brazil, informal) gratuity; tip
    Synonym: gorjeta

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