velhote

Portuguese

Etymology

From velho +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɔtɨ
  • Hyphenation: ve‧lho‧te

Adjective

velhote (feminine velhota, masculine plural velhotes, feminine plural velhotas)

  1. oldish

Noun

velhote m (plural velhotes, feminine velhota, feminine plural velhotas)

  1. (informal, derogatory) old man
  2. (informal) father; old man
  3. a kind of sweet bread with sugar and cinnamon

Further reading

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