chicote

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

chicote f (plural chicotes)

  1. alternative form of chicotte

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Galician

Etymology

From French chicot.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkɔte/ [t͡ʃiˈkɔ.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔte
  • Hyphenation: chi‧co‧te

Noun

chicote m (plural chicotes)

  1. (nautical) extreme of a rope
    Synonym: cabo
  2. (nautical, by extension) rope
    Synonym: cabo
  3. cord
  4. (dated) cigar butt

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “chicote”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈkɔ.te/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʃi, -ɔtɨ
  • Hyphenation: chi‧co‧te

Etymology 1

Possibly from French chicot (stump; stub)[1][2] or Spanish chicote (whip).[3]

Noun

chicote m (plural chicotes)

  1. whip (flexible instrument used to create cracking sounds or for striking)
    Synonyms: açoite, látego, relho, habena
Derived terms
  • chicotão (augmentative)
  • chicotezinho (diminutive)
  • chicotinho (diminutive)
  • efeito chicote

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chicote

  1. inflection of chicotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ chicote”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082025
  2. ^ chicote”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 20152025
  3. ^ chicote”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkote/ [t͡ʃiˈko.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: chi‧co‧te

Etymology 1

From chico +‎ -ote.

Noun

chicote m (plural chicotes, feminine chicota, feminine plural chicotas)

  1. (colloquial) robust young person
  2. (Havana, slang) robust foot odor of a young person, esp. a preadolescent male

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French chicot.

Noun

chicote m (plural chicotes)

  1. cigarette butt
  2. (Latin America) whip
    Synonyms: látigo, azote, fusta
Derived terms

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