fricote

See also: fricoté

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: fricotent, fricotes

Verb

fricote

1. inflection of fricoter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possible from French fricot (“coarsely prepared meal”) or English freak out.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾiˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾiˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾiˈkɔ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾiˈkɔ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: fri‧co‧te

Noun

fricote m (plural fricotes)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, informal) hissy fit (nervous crisis or hysterical fainting)
2. (Brazil, colloquial, informal) crying; tantrum

Derived terms

• fricoteiro