meia-foda
Portuguese
Etymology
From meia + foda, literally “half fuck”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmej.ɐˈfɔ.dɐ/ [ˌmeɪ̯.ɐˈfɔ.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmej.aˈfɔ.da/ [ˌmeɪ̯.aˈfɔ.da]
- Hyphenation: mei‧a‧-fo‧da
Adjective
meia-foda m or f (plural meias-fodas)
- (informal, derogatory, vulgar) small in stature
Noun
meia-foda m or f by sense (plural meias-fodas)
- (informal, derogatory, vulgar) half-pint (a short person)
Further reading
- “meia-foda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026