preguicite
Portuguese
/ˌpɾe.ɡi.ˈsi.t͡ʃi/
noun
Definitions
- (humorous) laziness, as if it were a disease
Etymology
Affix from Portuguese preguiça (laziness).
Origin
Portuguese
preguiça
Gloss
laziness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- preguiça Portuguese
- preguiçoso Portuguese
- pegriça Old Portuguese