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açoite

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoj.t͡ʃi/ [aˈsoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoj.te/ [aˈsoɪ̯.te]

  • Hyphenation: a‧çoi‧te

Etymology 1 edit

From earlier açoute. Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, “the whip”).[1][2] Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.

Noun edit

açoite m (plural açoites)

  1. whip, crop, scourge, lash
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

açoite

  1. inflection of açoitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References edit

  1. ^ “açoite” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “açoite” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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