trelelê
Portuguese, noun/tɾe.leˈle/
trelelê is spelled T-R-E-L-E-L-Ê (7 letters). Trelelê is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a short romantic relationship, fling, affair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “afer, uma relação amorosa-sexual não muito séria”.
What does trelelê mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculinea short romantic relationship, fling, affair
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculineidle chat, chitchat
- 3
Brazilinformalmasculinesomething that is frustrating or complicated
a reunião foi um trelelê só.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. afer, uma relação amorosa-sexual não muito séria
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 trelelê
- trelelês plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trelelê?
- Brazil /tɾe.leˈle/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.