caça-dotes

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of caçar (“to hunt”) +‎ dotes (“dowries”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.t͡ʃis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.t͡ʃis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.t͡ʃiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.saˈdɔ.tes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.tɨʃ/ [ˌka.sɐˈðɔ.tɨʃ]

• Hyphenation: ca‧ça‧-do‧tes

Noun

caça-dotes m or f by sense (invariable)

1. gold digger (a person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth)

Further reading

• “caça-dotes”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024