Polyglot Dictionary

pirulito

/piɾuˈlitu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os pirulitos

Meaning

  1. lollipop

    • Chupei um pirulito.

      I sucked a lollipop.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

picolé

Worth distinguishing: an ice lolly (picolé) and a lollipop (pirulito) are similar frozen/candy treats often confused.

Similar in other languages

German

Lutscher

Lutscher is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lollipop."

Practice

1 What does pirulito mean?

2 Fill the gap: Chupei um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pirulito?

noun

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