"peraí" meaning in Portuguese

See peraí in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˌpɛ.ɾaˈi/ [Brazil], /ˌpɛ.ɾɐˈi/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Blend of espera (“wait”) + aí (“there”). Etymology templates: {{blend|pt|espera|aí|t1=wait|t2=there}} Blend of espera (“wait”) + aí (“there”) Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection|head=peraí|sort=}} peraí, {{pt-interj}} peraí
  1. (colloquial) just a minute Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-peraí-pt-intj-WzQIPjCF
  2. (colloquial) wait (asking for stop to make an observation) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-peraí-pt-intj-2pyzp7ux Categories (other): Portuguese blends, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese blends: 29 71 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pera, pera aí

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for peraí meaning in Portuguese (1.4kB)

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