fatela

Italian

Etymology

From fate +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.te.la/
• Rhymes: -atela
• Hyphenation: fà‧te‧la

Verb

fatela

1. compound of fate, the second-person plural imperative form of fare, with la

Anagrams

• fatale

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin fatuus (“foolish”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈtɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈtɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈtɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈtɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: fa‧te‧la

Adjective

fatela m or f (plural fatelas, comparable)

1. (Portugal, informal, derogatory) cheesy, tacky (cheap, of poor quality)

   Synonym: piroso

   Parece um pouco fatela. ― It looks a bit cheap.

Further reading

• “fatela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025