mentirola

Portuguese

Etymology

From mentira +‎ -ola.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾɔ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾɔ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.t͡ʃiˈɾɔ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽ.tiˈɾɔ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
• Hyphenation: mentirola

Noun

mentirola f (plural mentirolas)

1. fib (a petty lie)

   Synonyms: batata, patranha

Noun

mentirola m or f by sense (plural mentirolas)

1. fibber (person who tells unimportant lies)

Further reading

• “mentirola”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “mentirola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024