pechisbeque

Portuguese

Etymology

From English pinchbeck.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ʃizˈbɛ.ki/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pe.ʃiʒˈbɛ.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ʃizˈbɛ.ke/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ʃiʒˈbɛ.kɨ/ [pɨ.ʃiʒˈβɛ.kɨ]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧chis‧be‧que

Noun

pechisbeque m (plural pechisbeques)

  1. pinchbeck (alloy of copper and zinc used as cheap imitation for gold)
    Synonyms: alquime, ouro falso, ouropel
  2. thing of low value which imitates something of higher value
  3. (figurative) person or thing of no importance.

References

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