"pai dos burros" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/ [Brazil], [ˈpaɪ̯ duz ˈbu.hus] [Brazil], /ˈpaj duz ˈbu.ʁus/ [Brazil], [ˈpaɪ̯ duz ˈbu.hus] [Brazil], /ˈpaj duʒ ˈbu.ʁuʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈpaɪ̯ duʒ ˈbu.χuʃ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈpaj doz ˈbu.ʁos/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈpaɪ̯ doz ˈbu.hos] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpaj duʒ ˈbu.ʁuʃ/ [Portugal], [ˈpaj ðuʒ ˈβu.ʁuʃ] [Portugal] Forms: pais dos burros [plural], pai-dos-burros [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “father of donkeys” (or, less literally, “parent of dunces”), with burro (“donkey”) here meaning unintelligent person. A metaphor for wordbooks as parental figures teaching their young children (the ignorant) about the world through short descriptions of fundamental concepts, and subsequent vocabulary expansion. Etymology templates: {{m-g|father of donkeys}} “father of donkeys”, {{lit|father of donkeys}} Literally, “father of donkeys” Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} pai dos burros m (plural pais dos burros)
  1. (Brazil, slang) a dictionary Tags: Brazil, masculine, slang Synonyms: amansa-burro
    Sense id: en-pai_dos_burros-pt-noun-NvRvfF6D Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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