beca

See also: becá and bể cá

Catalan

Noun

beca f (plural beques)

  1. scholarship

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲeɡa/

Adjective

beca

  1. inflection of bec:
    1. nominative plural feminine and neuter
    2. vocative and accusative plural all genders

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
beca beca
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbeca
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown, compare Spanish beca.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: be‧ca
  • (Portuga, Cariocal) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.kɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ka/

Noun

beca f (plural becas)

  1. gown (official robe)
    Synonym: toga
  2. (informal, Portugal) a bit (small quantity)
    Synonyms: bocado, pouco

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian becco, from Latin beccus (“beak”) because of a medieval gown worn that covered the face like a beak

Noun

beca f (plural becas)

  1. grant, stipend.
  2. scholarship.

Verb

beca

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of becar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of becar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of becar.
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