pentelho
Portuguese, noun/pẽˈte.ʎu/
pentelho is spelled P-E-N-T-E-L-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pentelho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pube (a pubic hair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pelo pubiano”.
What does pentelho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevulgarpube (a pubic hair)
- 2
masculinevulgarpeanuts (something of little importance)
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatorymasculinebrat (a young boy, especially an annoying one)
adjective
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatorybratty
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of pentelhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pelo pubiano 2. indivíduo chato, maçante
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 pentelho
- pentelhos plural
- pintelho alternative
- pentelha feminine
- pentelhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pentelho?
- Brazil /pẽˈte.ʎu/
- Portugal /pẽˈtɐ(j).ʎu/
- Portugal /pẽˈte.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pentelho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pentelho in Portuguese?
pentelho appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).