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tigre de papel

Portuguese, noun/ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi d͡ʒi paˈpɛw/

tigre de papel is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “paper tiger (a seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tigre de papel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepaper tiger (a seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. uma pessoa ou coisa que aparenta ser poderosa, mas que na realidade é inofensiva

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 tigre de papel

  • tigres de papel plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tigre de papel?

  • Brazil /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi d͡ʒi paˈpɛw/
  • Brazil [ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi d͡ʒi paˈpɛʊ̯]
  • Portugal /ˈti.ɡɾɨ dɨ pɐˈpɛl/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.