chorar as pitangas
The verdict
“chorar as pitangas” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime
Corpus desk
Index PT-chorar-as-pitangas · chorar as pitangas · Portuguese
chorar as pitangas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chorar as pitangas |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “chorar as pitangas” em português
Rare enough to double-check
chorar as pitangas is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime".
chorar as pitangas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is chorar as pitangas, spelled C-H-O-R-A-R- -A-S- -P-I-T-A-N-G-A-S.
Definition
- 1lamentar-se daquilo que decorre como mazela, o infortúnio, o resultante fato que desagrada ou oprime
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chorar as pitangas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Poemas E Versos De Amor 3
Não adianta chorar as pitangas,
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.