dedoche

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of dedo (“finger”) +‎ fantoche (“puppet”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdɔ.ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdɔ.ʃe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdɔ.ʃɨ/ [dɨˈðɔ.ʃɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdɔ.t͡ʃɨ/ [dɨˈðɔ.t͡ʃɨ]

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʃi, (Southern Brazil) -ɔʃe, (Portugal) -ɔʃɨ, (Northern Portugal) -ɔt͡ʃɨ
Hyphenation: de‧do‧che

Noun

dedoche m (plural dedoches)

finger puppet

Further reading

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