poeirento

Portuguese

Etymology

From poeira +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.e(j)ˈɾẽ.tu/ [po.e(ɪ̯)ˈɾẽ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.e(j)ˈɾẽ.to/ [po.e(ɪ̯)ˈɾẽ.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pwɐjˈɾẽ.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pwejˈɾẽ.tu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pwejˈɾẽ.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pweˈɾẽ.tu/

Rhymes: -ẽtu
Hyphenation: po‧ei‧ren‧to

Adjective

poeirento (feminine poeirenta, masculine plural poeirentos, feminine plural poeirentas)

dusty (covered with dust)
Synonym: empoeirado
dusty (powdery and resembling dust)

Further reading

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