beija-pé

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “foot kisser”, from beijar (“to kiss”) +‎ pé (“foot”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒɐˈpɛ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒɐˈpɛ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe(j).ʒaˈpɛ/ [ˌbe(ɪ̯).ʒaˈpɛ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐj.ʒɐˈpɛ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈpɛ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbej.ʒɐˈpɛ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbe.ʒɐˈpɛ/

Hyphenation: bei‧ja‧-pé

Noun

beija-pé m (plural beija-pés)

foot-kissing

Related terms

Further reading

“beija-pé”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025