papagaio de pirata
Portuguese, noun
papagaio de pirata is spelled P-A-P-A-G-A-I-O-D-E-P-I-R-A-T-A (16 letters). Papagaio de pirata is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “One who stays physically near an influential person in order to gain media exposure; a velcroid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does papagaio de pirata mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineslangOne who stays physically near an influential person in order to gain media exposure; a velcroid.
- 2
BrazilmasculineslangOne who, in order to appear on television, stays behind a journalist conducting a live report.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. termo usado na televisão brasileira para designar cidadãos que procuram ficar localizados atrás de jornalistas, quando os mesmos estão fazendo uma matéria, com o objetivo de aparecer para as câmeras
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 papagaio de pirata
- papagaios de pirata plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).