açoite

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoj.t͡ʃi/ [aˈsoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoj.te/ [aˈsoɪ̯.te]

  • Hyphenation: a‧çoi‧te

Etymology 1

From earlier açoute. Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, “the whip”).[1][2] Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.

Noun

açoite m (plural açoites)

  1. whip, crop, scourge, lash
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

açoite

  1. inflection of açoitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “açoite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “açoite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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