pirralho
Portuguese, noun/piˈʁa.ʎu/
pirralho is spelled P-I-R-R-A-L-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pirralho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “brat (unruly child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “criança, rapaz”.
What does pirralho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebrat (unruly child)
- 2
masculinea short person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. criança, rapaz 2. homem de pequena estatura
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 pirralho
- pirralhos plural
- pirralha feminine
- pirralhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pirralho?
- Brazil /piˈʁa.ʎu/
- Brazil [piˈha.ʎu]
- /piˈʁa.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 pirralho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pirralho in Portuguese?
pirralho appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).