peido

Meaning

peidar

  1. (colloquial) to fart (to emit flatulent gases)
  2. (Brazil, intransitive, vulgar) to fail; to lose efficiency; to give out
  3. (Brazil, intransitive, vulgar) to chicken out, to give in to pressure

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpej.du/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese peido, from Latin pēditum (“fart”).

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