mata-bicho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.taˈbi.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/ [ˌma.tɐˈβi.ʃu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/ [ˌma.tɐˈβi.ʃu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.tɐˈbi.t͡ʃu/ [ˌma.tɐˈβi.t͡ʃu]

• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧bi‧cho

Noun

mata-bicho m (plural mata-bichos)

1. (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, colloquial) breakfast (first meal of the day)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) café da manhã, pequeno-almoço, desjejum

2. a shot of an alcoholic beverage, especially cachaça, drunk before the first meal of the day