What does pepino in Portuguese mean?

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

The word pepino in Portuguese means cucumber, pepino, imprevisto, batata quente, pepino, pepino em conserva, pepino-do-mar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pepino

cucumber

substantivo masculino

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

pepino

noun (salad fruit) (comida: vegetal)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Corte os pepinos para a salada.
Slice the cucumbers for the salad.

imprevisto

noun (unexpected problem)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Receio que tenhamos um imprevisto; não seremos capazes de terminar o projeto no prazo. Perder o voo foi um imprevisto, mas demos um jeito de pegar o próximo e perdemos somente um dia de nossas férias.
I'm afraid there's a snag; we won't be able to finish the project by the deadline.

batata quente

noun (figurative, informal (situation, issue: difficult) (situação complicada, informal, figurado)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

pepino

noun (informal, dated (difficult situation) (figurado, informal, datado)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it?

pepino em conserva

noun (pickled cucumber)

Put the gherkins next to the cold cuts on the buffet table, please.

pepino-do-mar

(animal) (animal)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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