bigato

See also: bigàto

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈɡa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈɡa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈɡa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈɡa.tu/ [biˈɣa.tu]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: bi‧ga‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin bīgātus.

Noun

bigato m (plural bigatos)

1. (historical) bigatus (Roman coin bearing the figure of a bigae)

Etymology 2

Noun

bigato m (plural bigatos)

1. maggot (larva of a fly)

   Synonyms: verme, berne, bigatinho