chicote
Portuguese
Etymology
Possibly from French chicot (“stump; stub”) or from Nahuatl xicohtli (“a kind of large bee”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃi.ˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃi.ˈkɔ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃi.ˈkɔ.tɨ/
Noun
chicote m (plural chicotes)
- whip (flexible instrument used to create cracking sounds or for striking)
Derived terms
- chicotinho, chicotezinho (diminutives)
- chicotão (augmentative)
- efeito chicote
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkote/, [t͡ʃiˈkot̪e]
Further reading
- “chicote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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