pertu

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Guinea-Bissau Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese perto. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pértu.

Adjective[edit]

pertu

  1. near

Norman[edit]

Noun[edit]

pertu m (plural pertus)

  1. (Guernsey) hole
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 519:
      Il a fait pertus sous l'iaue.
      He has made a hole in the water.