What does pêra in Portuguese mean?

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

The word pêra in Portuguese means pear, osso, cavanhaque, pera aí!, aguenta a mão!, pera aí!, espere!, pera, de quadril largo, suíças. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pêra

pear

substantivo feminino

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

osso

noun (US, dated, figurative (fellow)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Aquele cara é um osso duro de roer.
That guy is a difficult egg to crack.

cavanhaque

noun (small pointy beard) (BRA, barbicha no queixo)

(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 think Howard's goatee looks silly; he should shave it off.

pera aí!, aguenta a mão!

interjection (UK, slang (stop, wait a moment) (informal)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Hang about, do you mean to say you knew about that the whole time and just didn't tell me?!

pera aí!, espere!

interjection (informal (stop, wait) (informal)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Hang on! Are you trying to make a monkey out of me?

pera

noun (fruit) (fruta)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Peras combinam particularmente bem com chocolate.
Pears go particularly well with chocolate.

de quadril largo

adjective (woman: wide hips)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

suíças

plural noun (person: hair on chin)

(substantivo feminino plural: Substantivo feminino exclusivamente ou normalmente usada no plural. Ex. "costas".)
Jacob thoughtfully stroked the whiskers on his chin.

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