sabichão
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnknown, with some theories:
- from sábio (“wise”) + -icho + -ão;[1][2]
- from saber (“to know”) + -icho + -ão;[3]
- from sabidão (“know-it-all”).[4]
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: sa‧bi‧chão
Adjective
editsabichão (feminine sabichona or (rare) sabichã, masculine plural sabichões, feminine plural sabichonas or (rare) sabichãs)
Noun
editsabichão m (plural sabichões, feminine sabichona or (rare) sabichã, feminine plural sabichonas or (rare) sabichãs)
- (derogatory) know-it-all (someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject)
- Synonym: sabe-tudo
- 1968, José Nelino Melo, Estudos Práticos de Gramática Normativa da Língua Portuguêsa, Rio de Janeiro: Bruno Buccini, page 182:
- sabichão_sabichã e sabichona.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “sabichão” in Dicionário Online de Português.
- ^ “sabichão” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “sabichão” in iDicionário Aulete.
- ^ “sabichão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Categories:
- Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -icho
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ão
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃w̃
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃w̃/1 syllable
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