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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)
- semiliterate
- Synonym: semiletrado
- a pedant person
Adjective
semianalfabeto (feminine semianalfabeta, masculine plural semianalfabetos, feminine plural semianalfabetas)
- semiliterate
- Synonym: semiletrado
- (figuratively) pedant (pretending to know things that one doesn't truly know)