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bicho.

beast (non-human animal)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbi.ʃu/Brazil/ˈbi.ʃu/Portugal/ˈbit.ʃu/Northern, Portugal
  1. beast (non-human animal)

    masculine
  2. bug; minibeast

    masculine
  3. severely aggressive person

    derogatory · masculine
  4. buddy (close friend); also used as a general informal form of address

    Brazil · masculine · slang · vocative
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Doublet of besta.

noun/ˈbi.ʃu/Brazil/ˈbi.ʃu/Portugal/ˈbit.ʃu/Northern, Portugal
  1. ellipsis of jogo do bicho

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Doublet of besta.

verb
  1. first-person singular present indicative of bichar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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