bicho-bolo

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicho (“animal”) +‎ bolo (“cake”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈbo.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃoˈbo.lo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈbo.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈβo.lu]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-bo‧lo

Noun

bicho-bolo m (plural bichos-bolos or bichos-bolo)

  1. (Brazil) common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub
    Synonyms: pão-de-galinha, pão-de-galo, bicho-gordo, capitão, coró, forreca, joão-torresmo, praga-de-besouro, torresmo
  2. (Brazil) scarab
    Synonym: escarabeíneo

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