João Pestana

See also: joão-pestana

Portuguese

João Pestana

Alternative forms

joão-pestana

Etymology

From João (“John”, a common male given name) +‎ Pestana (“eyelash”, also a surname).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃ pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ/ [ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃ peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ/ [ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃ pesˈtɐ.na/ [ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ pesˈtɐ.na]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈta.nɐ/

Proper noun

João Pestana m

(mythology) sandman
- 1946, João Carlos, A estrada de fogo, Editorial Gleba, page 211:
  Estás a cair com soninho… é o João Pestana que lá vem…
  You are falling asleep… Sandman is coming…
personification of sleep or drowsiness
- 1899, Maximiliano de Azevedo, Historias das Ilhas (Reminiscencias dos Açores e da Madeira), Libraria Editora, page 220:
  O pae riu-se e disse-lhe que não deitasse as culpas ás feiticeiras mas ao João Pestana.
  The father laughed and told him not to blame the sorceresses but his own sleepiness.

Further reading

João Pestana on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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