beiço

Portuguese

Alternative forms

beiça

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese beiço, beyço, of unknown origin, but possibly from Celtic. Cognate with Spanish bezo, Galician beizo and Asturian bezu.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/ [ˈbeɪ̯.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.so/ [ˈbeɪ̯.so]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.su/

Hyphenation: bei‧ço

Noun

beiço m (plural beiços)

(chiefly derogatory, informal) lip
Synonym: lábio

Related terms

Further reading

“beiço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025