chamiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From chama (“flame”) +‎ -iço.[1][2] Compare Galician chamizo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈmi.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈmi.so/
 

  • Rhymes: -isu
  • Hyphenation: cha‧mi‧ço

Noun

chamiço m (plural chamiços)

  1. dry or partially burnt twig used as firewood; brand
    Synonym: graveto
  2. (Alentejo) a lean pork

Derived terms

  • Chamiço

References

  1. ^ “chamiço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “chamiço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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