palerma
Portuguese, adjective/paˈlɛʁ.mɐ/
palerma is spelled P-A-L-E-R-M-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palerma is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “silly, goofy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se da pessoa que diz ou que faz babaquices”.
What does palerma mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesilly, goofy
- 2
femininemasculinefoolish, dumb, stupid
- 3
derogatoryfemininemasculineretarded
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se da pessoa que diz ou que faz babaquices
noun: 1. idiota, imbecil
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of palerma
- palermas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palerma?
- Brazil /paˈlɛʁ.mɐ/
- Brazil [paˈlɛɦ.mɐ]
- /paˈlɛɾ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is palerma in Portuguese?
palerma appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).