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Etymology 1
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Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القواد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād). Cognate with Spanish alcahuete.
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi], /aw.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi], /aw.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwe.te], /aw.kaˈɡe.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡe.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈɡwe.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣwe.tɨ], /al.kɐˈɡe.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣe.tɨ]
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi], /aw.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi], /aw.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwɛ.te], /aw.kaˈɡɛ.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɛ.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈɡwɛ.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣwɛ.tɨ], /al.kɐˈɡɛ.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣɛ.tɨ]
alcaguete m (plural alcaguetes)
- (Brazil, colloquial) grass; informer; snitch
- Synonym: dedo-duro
Etymology 3
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alcaguete
- inflection of alcaguetar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative