malposto

Portuguese

Etymology

From mal (“badly”) +‎ posto (“placed”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈpos.tu/ [maʊ̯ˈpos.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mawˈpoʃ.tu/ [maʊ̯ˈpoʃ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈpos.to/ [maʊ̯ˈpos.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /malˈpoʃ.tu/ [maɫˈpoʃ.tu]

  • Hyphenation: mal‧pos‧to

Adjective

malposto (feminine malposta, masculine plural malpostos, feminine plural malpostas)

  1. with poor presentation, unpleasant appearance
    Antonym: bem-posto

Further reading

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