petulante

See also: pétulante

Dutch

Adjective

petulante

1. inflection of petulant:
   1. indefinite masculine and feminine singular
   2. indefinite plural
   3. definite

Italian

Etymology

From Latin petulantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.tuˈlan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: pe‧tu‧làn‧te

Adjective

petulante m or f by sense (plural petulanti)

1. petulant

Derived terms

• petulantemente

Related terms

• petulanza

Further reading

• “petulante”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Latin petulantem. Compare Spanish petulante, French pétulant and Italian petulante.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.tuˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.tuˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pe‧tu‧lan‧te

Adjective

petulante m or f (plural petulantes)

1. petulant

Related terms

• petulância

Further reading

• “petulante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “petulante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin petulantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /petuˈlante/ [pe.t̪uˈlãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: pe‧tu‧lan‧te

Adjective

petulante m or f (masculine and feminine plural petulantes)

1. posing, self-proud, conceited

Related terms

• petulancia

Noun

petulante m or f by sense (plural petulantes)

1. poser (conceited person)

Further reading

• “petulante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026