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com o rabo entre as pernas

Portuguese, phrase/kõ u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛʁ.nɐs/

com o rabo entre as pernas is a Portuguese phrase meaning “with one's tail between one's legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does com o rabo entre as pernas mean in English?

phrase

  1. 1

    with one's tail between one's legs

  2. 2

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see com, o, rabo, entre, as, pernas.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce com o rabo entre as pernas?

  • Brazil /kõ u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛʁ.nɐs/
  • Brazil [kõ u ˈha.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛɦ.nɐs]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.