preguiça

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pegriça, from Latin pigritia. Cognate with Italian pigrizia, Spanish pereza, French paresse.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈɣisɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ˈɡi.sɐ/, /pɾi.ˈɡi.sɐ/
- (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /pɾɛ.ˈɡi.sa/

Noun

preguiça f (plural preguiças)

laziness; sloth (unwillingness to do work)
Synonyms: ócio; ociosidade; vadiagem (slang, derogatory)
(Christianity) sloth (deadly sin)
(zoology) sloth (mammal)
Synonym: bicho-preguiça

Antonyms

(laziness): diligência

Derived terms

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