semianalfabeto
Portuguese
Etymology
From semi- + analfabeto.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.tu/ [ˌsẽ.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌse.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.to/ [ˌse.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˌmi.ɐ.nal.fɐˈbɛ.tu/ [sɨˌmi.ɐ.naɫ.fɐˈβɛ.tu]
Noun
semianalfabeto m (plural semianalfabetos, feminine seminalfabeta, feminine plural seminalfabetas)
- semiliterate
- Synonym: semiletrado
- a pedant person
Adjective
semianalfabeto (feminine semianalfabeta, masculine plural semianalfabetos, feminine plural semianalfabetas)
- semiliterate
- Synonym: semiletrado
- (figuratively) pedant (pretending to know things that one doesn't truly know)