preguiça
Meaning
- (feminine) laziness; sloth (unwillingness to do work)
- (feminine) sloth (deadly sin)
- (feminine) sloth (mammal)
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾeˈɡi.sɐ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pigritia. Cognate with Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.
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