Where it is said
- the Northeast· strongly associated
- Pernambuco· more common here
How it is used
Used of things that are cheap and badly made — 'uma camisa peba'. Dismissive but not obscene; applied to a person it is a put-down.
Examples
Comprei uma camisa muito peba na feira.
I bought a very cheap quality shirt at the market.
Esse material é peba, vai quebrar rápido.
This material is of bad quality, it will break fast.
Não jogue nesse campo, a grama é peba.
Don't play on this field, the grass is of bad quality.
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Sources cited on this page
Sources: Recife Mais — 15 gírias e expressões do Pernambuquês que só quem é daqui entende · tier 3; Aulete Digital — peba · tier 2; Wikcionário — peba · tier 4; Priberam — peba · tier 2