bicho-papão
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”). The legend says the creature would come at night to eat mischievous children, thus originating its name.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-pa‧pão
Noun edit
bicho-papão m (plural bichos-papões)
Quotations edit
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