paspalhão

Portuguese

2/5 · Coarse

What it means

Emphatic comic insult for a clumsy fool.

Pronunciation Heard as “pas pal yown”

English spellings approximate sounds and omit some contrasts. Use as retrieval hints, not authoritative pronunciation.

Used as Directed insult
How it's used

An established augmentative; not just spelling variation.

How strong is it? 2/5 · Coarse

An established augmentative; not just spelling variation. Ratings are contextual editorial estimates, not calibrated probabilities.

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