pelaí

Portuguese

Etymology

Formed by analogy with pelo, pela, which come from per +‎ lo / la.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: pe‧la‧í

Contraction

pelaí

  1. (Brazil, dialectal, colloquial) contraction of por aí
    • 1980, Gonzaguinha, “E Vamos à Luta”, in De Volta ao Começo, EMI-Odeon:
      Aquele que manda um pagode / E sacode a poeira suada da luta e faz a brincadeira / Pois o resto é besteira e nós estamos pelaí
      The one that plays some pagode / And brushes off the sweat and dust from the fight and cracks jokes / Because the rest is meaningless and we’re hanging around
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