pela boca morre o peixe
Portuguese, proverb/pe.lɐ ˈbo.kɐ ˈmɔ.ʁi u ˈpe(j).ʃi/
pela boca morre o peixe is spelled P-E-L-A-B-O-C-A-M-O-R-R-E-O-P-E-I-X-E (19 letters). Pela boca morre o peixe is a Portuguese proverb meaning “what you say can do you harm; silence is golden; loose lips sink ships” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pela boca morre o peixe mean in English?
proverb
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what you say can do you harm; silence is golden; loose lips sink ships
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pela boca morre o peixe
- o peixe morre pela boca alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pela boca morre o peixe?
- Brazil /pe.lɐ ˈbo.kɐ ˈmɔ.ʁi u ˈpe(j).ʃi/
- Brazil [pe.lɐ ˈbo.kɐ ˈmɔ.hi u ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.