What does “festa do pijama” mean in Portuguese?

Diálogos entre roupas na máquina de lavar

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festa do pijama
Portuguese everyday compound
sleepover“ — literally a ”pyjama party

A festa do pijama is a sleepover: children, or adults being silly, staying the night with sleeping bags and no real intention of sleeping. Portuguese builds the name as festa + de + whatever defines it, so it says literally “party of the pyjama.” The same frame gives festa de aniversário (birthday party) and festa de casamento (wedding reception).

The clip is a washing machine full of clothes talking to each other, and the joke turns on that very frame: the party clothes brag a gente é roupa de festa, “we’re party clothes,” and the pyjamas answer foram numa festa? festa do pijama — the only party a pyjama ever attends. Note the gender: it is o pijama, masculine, despite the final -a.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this B1 Portuguese listening practice video?

90%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Portuguese words
Most of the words in this video are common Portuguese words.

How common in written Portuguese

76%
Top 1,000
90%
Top 2,000
94%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Portuguese

95.6%
Top 1,000
97.8%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Portuguese.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than B1. Here is what they mean.

pijama
3×
Not in top 5,000
pajamas
delicada
1×
Top 5,000
delicate
festa do pijama
1×
sleepover party with friends

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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