beliche

Portuguese

Etymology

From Malay bilik (“cabin of a junk”), from Hokkien 峇厘 (bâ-lî). Compare Arabic بِلِّيج (billīj).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈli.ʃi/, /biˈli.ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈli.ʃe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈli.ʃɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈli.t͡ʃɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʃi, (Portugal) -iʃɨ
Hyphenation: be‧li‧che

Noun

beliche m (plural beliches)

bunk bed (two or more beds fixed on top of one another)

Descendants

→ Tetum: belixe

Further reading

“beliche”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“beliche”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025