açoite
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
edit- (earlier) açoute
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧çoi‧te
Etymology 1
editFrom earlier açoute. Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, “the whip”).[1][2] Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.
Noun
editaçoite m (plural açoites)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editaçoite
- inflection of açoitar:
References
edit- ^ “açoite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “açoite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024