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pajola

Portuguese, noun/paˈʒɔ.lɐ/

pajola is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a presumptuous employee who makes himself look superior, who gives himself the image of his superior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does pajola mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    archaicmasculinea presumptuous employee who makes himself look superior, who gives himself the image of his superior

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

Forms of pajola

  • pajolas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pajola?

  • Brazil /paˈʒɔ.lɐ/
  • Portugal /pɐˈʒɔ.lɐ/

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