foguete
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1750. Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo + -ete.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foguete m (plural foguetes)
- skyrocket
- rocket (astronautic or military)
- (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous) sexual intercourse
Synonyms edit
- (sex): canivete
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “foguete” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “foguete” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “foguete” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “foguete” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo + -ete.
Pronunciation edit
- (Northeastern Brazil) IPA(key): /fuˈɡeti/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
- Hyphenation: fo‧gue‧te
Noun edit
foguete m (plural foguetes)
Descendants edit
- Hunsrik: Fogett
References edit
- “foguete” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913