petralha
Portuguese, noun/peˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
petralha is spelled P-E-T-R-A-L-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 87,166th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Petralha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a person who supports or is affiliated with the Brazilian Workers' Party” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “termo pejorativo, criado pelo jornalista Reinaldo Azevedo para insultar de forma generalizada filiado ao…”.
What does petralha mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineoffensivesupportive of or related to the Brazilian Workers' Party
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineoffensivea person who supports or is affiliated with the Brazilian Workers' Party
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. termo pejorativo, criado pelo jornalista Reinaldo Azevedo para insultar de forma generalizada filiado ao Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT)
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo petralhar
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 petralha
- petralhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce petralha?
- Brazil /peˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is petralha in Portuguese?
petralha appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).