analfabeto funcional
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “functional(ly) illiterate”.
Noun
analfabeto funcional m (plural analfabetos funcionais, feminine analfabeta funcional, feminine plural analfabetas funcionais)
- illiterate (having little formal education)
Usage notes
Just analfabeto means illiterate (“unable to read and write”). The expression analfabeto funcional (with the word funcional added) means "having little formal education".
Further reading
- “analfabeto funcional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026