archote

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hachote, augmentative of hacha.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/ [ahˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/ [aχˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈʃɔ.te/
 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧cho‧te

Noun

archote m (plural archotes)

  1. torch
    Synonyms: facho, tocha