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cacoete.

tic (repetitive habit)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ka.kuˈe.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kaˈkwe.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kɐˈkwe.tɨ/Portugal

  1. tic (repetitive habit)

    masculine

  2. grimace

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin cacoēthes, from Ancient Greek κακόηθες (kakóēthes), neuter singular of κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”).

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