trapalhão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From atrapalhar +‎ -ão. Compare Galician trapalleiro.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tra‧pa‧lhão

Adjective

trapalhão (feminine trapalhona, masculine plural trapalhões, feminine plural trapalhonas)

  1. lacking coordination; not dextrous; clumsy
  2. silly, scatterbrained
    Synonyms: atrapalhado, atabalhoado, enredado

Noun

trapalhão m (plural trapalhões, feminine trapalhona, feminine plural trapalhonas)

  1. a clumsy person; a scatterbrain