bate-papo

Portuguese

Etymology

From bater (“to beat, to hit”) +‎ papo (“craw, crop; the pouch-like part of the alimentary part of birds”).

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese into European Portuguese.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌba.t͡ʃiˈpa.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌba.teˈpa.po/

  • Rhymes: -apu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧te‧-pa‧po

Noun

bate-papo m (plural bate-papos)

  1. (Brazil, informal) conversation (talking, exchanging of ideas)
  2. (Brazil, by extension) chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)
  3. (Internet) chat room
    Synonym: chat
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