Belchior

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Belquior, Melchior, Melquior

Etymology

Alteration of Melchior, from Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bew.kiˈɔʁ/ [beʊ̯.kɪˈɔh], (faster pronunciation) /bewˈkjɔʁ/ [beʊ̯ˈkjɔh], /bɛw.kiˈɔʁ/ [bɛʊ̯.kɪˈɔh], (faster pronunciation) /bɛwˈkjɔʁ/ [bɛʊ̯ˈkjɔh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bew.kiˈɔɾ/ [beʊ̯.kɪˈɔɾ], (faster pronunciation) /bewˈkjɔɾ/ [beʊ̯ˈkjɔɾ], /bɛw.kiˈɔɾ/ [bɛʊ̯.kɪˈɔɾ], (faster pronunciation) /bɛwˈkjɔɾ/ [bɛʊ̯ˈkjɔɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bew.kiˈɔʁ/ [beʊ̯.kɪˈɔχ], (faster pronunciation) /bewˈkjɔʁ/ [beʊ̯ˈkjɔχ], /bɛw.kiˈɔʁ/ [bɛʊ̯.kɪˈɔχ], (faster pronunciation) /bɛwˈkjɔʁ/ [bɛʊ̯ˈkjɔχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bew.kiˈɔɻ/ [beʊ̯.kɪˈɔɻ], (faster pronunciation) /bewˈkjɔɻ/ [beʊ̯ˈkjɔɻ], /bɛw.kiˈɔɻ/ [bɛʊ̯.kɪˈɔɻ], (faster pronunciation) /bɛwˈkjɔɻ/ [bɛʊ̯ˈkjɔɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɛlˈkjɔɾ/ [bɛɫˈkjɔɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɛlˈkjɔ.ɾi/ [bɛɫˈkjɔ.ɾi]

  • Rhymes: -ɔɾ
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧chi‧or

Proper noun

Belchior m

  1. Melchior (one of the Magi)
    Coordinate terms: Baltasar, Gaspar
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Melchior
    • 2017 April 30, César Augusto Ferrari Martinez, “Artigo: Belchior não era apenas um rapaz latino-americano”, in Correio do Povo‎[1], Porto Alegre, archived from the original on 11 May 2025:
      Futuramente, uma reportagem de uma revista de circulação nacional viria à tona mapeando os últimos passos de Belchior. Havia uma lacuna, um espaço de tempo não coberto, justamente o quando Belchior havia sido meu hóspede.
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Derived terms

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