gato-pingado
Portuguese
Noun
gato-pingado m (plural gatos-pingados)
- funeral home worker responsible for burial ceremonies
- Synonym: cangalheiro
- historically and more specifically, the one who accompanied hearses with a torch
- (informal) each of a few individuals who attended an event; often used in the phrase meia-dúzia de gatos-pingados.
- (derogatory) useless or worthless person
- See Thesaurus:zé-ninguém