What does coitado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word coitado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use coitado in Portuguese.

The word coitado in Portuguese means unfortunate, The poor thing!, Poor thing!, poor, desgraçado, coitado, pobre homem, pobre coitado, pobre coitado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coitado

unfortunate

substantivo masculino (digno de pena)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

The poor thing!, Poor thing!

interjeição (expressão de pena)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

poor

adjetivo (digno de pena)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

desgraçado, coitado

noun (slang, offensive (person suffering misfortune)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
I really feel sorry for that poor bastard.

pobre homem

noun (man who is unfortunate) (homem que é infeliz)

That poor man has had nothing but bad luck.

pobre coitado

noun ([sb] wretched) (miserável)

That poor unfortunate lives under a bridge near the park.

pobre coitado

adjective (wretched) (miserável)

Those poor unfortunate children have nowhere to live.

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