aborrescente

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • aborrecente

Etymology

Blend of aborrecer (“to annoy”) +‎ adolescente (“teenager”), motivated by correspondence with aborrecer +‎ -ente (forms agent nouns).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bo.ʁeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [a.bo.heˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.bu.ʁɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/ [ɐ.βu.ʁɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ], /ɐ.bu.ʁɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/ [ɐ.βu.ʁɨˈʃẽ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bor‧res‧cen‧te

Noun

aborrescente m or f by sense (plural aborrescentes)

  1. (humorous) an annoying teenager

Adjective

aborrescente m or f (plural aborrescentes)

  1. (humorous) teenage
  • aborrescência
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