nescau

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Nescau
  • Nescáo (obsolete)

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Nescau, blend of Nestlé +‎ cacau.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: nes‧cau

Noun

nescau m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, informal) chocolate milk
    Synonyms: achocolatado, toddy
    • 1990, Tarso de Castro, Pai solteiro e outras histórias‎[1], São Paulo: Editora Laser Press, page 46:
      — Tá bem - concordo - Me dá um Nescau mesmo, esquece o café.
      - Fine - I agree - give me a chocolate milk anyway, forget the coffee.

Quotations

For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nescau.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.