semianalfabeto

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Portuguese

Etymology

From semi- +‎ analfabeto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌse.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.to/

Noun

semianalfabeto m (plural semianalfabetos, feminine seminalfabeta, feminine plural seminalfabetas)

  1. semiliterate
    Synonym: semiletrado
  2. a pedant person

Adjective

semianalfabeto (feminine semianalfabeta, masculine plural semianalfabetos, feminine plural semianalfabetas)

  1. semiliterate
    Synonym: semiletrado
  2. (figuratively) pedant (pretending to know things that one doesn't truly know)