pigmeu

Borrowed from Latin pygmaeus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [piɡˈmɛw]

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pigmeu (feminine pigmea, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmees)

1. (relational) pygmy

pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmea, feminine plural pigmees)

1. pygmy

• “pigmeu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Latin pygmaeus, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos).

pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmeia, feminine plural pigmeias)

1. pygmy (a member of various African peoples noted for their low stature)
2. (Greek mythology) pygmy (a member of a mythological race of dwarfs)
3. (figuratively) pygmy (any dwarfish person)

   Synonyms: anão, nanico

4. (figuratively) pygmy (an insignificant person)

pigmeu (feminine pigmeia, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmeias)

1. dwarfish (very short)

   Synonyms: anão, nanico

• “pigmeu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pigmeu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French pygmée.

pigmeu m (plural pigmei)

1. pygmy