semianalfabeto

Portuguese

Etymology

From semi- +‎ analfabeto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.tu/ [ˌsẽ.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.tu/ [ˌsẽ.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌse.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.to/ [ˌse.mi.a.naʊ̯.faˈbɛ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˌmi.ɐ.nal.fɐˈbɛ.tu/ [sɨˌmi.ɐ.naɫ.fɐˈβɛ.tu]

Noun

semianalfabeto m (plural semianalfabetos, feminine seminalfabeta, feminine plural seminalfabetas)

1. semiliterate

   Synonym: semiletrado

2. a pedant person

Adjective

semianalfabeto (feminine semianalfabeta, masculine plural semianalfabetos, feminine plural semianalfabetas)

1. semiliterate

   Synonym: semiletrado

2. (figuratively) pedant (pretending to know things that one doesn't truly know)