peçonhento

Portuguese

Etymology

From peçonha +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

 

  • (Portugal, faster speech) IPA(key): [psuˈɲẽtʷ], [psʷˈɲẽtʷ]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ço‧nhen‧to

Adjective

peçonhento (feminine peçonhenta, masculine plural peçonhentos, feminine plural peçonhentas)

  1. (of an animal) venomous (producing poison)
    Synonym: venenoso
  2. (figurative) venomous; malignant; spiteful; hateful

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