See also: casse-tête

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French casse-tête.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛtɨ, (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: cas‧se‧te‧te

Noun

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cassetete m (plural cassetetes)

  1. nightstick; baton; truncheon
    Synonym: porrete

References

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  1. ^ cassetete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ cassetete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024