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