xaveco
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
edit- chaveco (slang or proscribed)[1]
Etymology 1
editUltimately from Arabic شَبَّاك (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”).[2] Compare xávega.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: xa‧ve‧co
Noun
editxaveco m (plural xavecos)
- (historical) xebec (Arabic transport ship)
- (colloquial) a small, old and poorly built boat
- (Brazil, colloquial) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)
- (Brazil) knavery, trickery
- Synonym: patifaria
- (Brazil) trifle (something or someone without much importance)
- (Brazil, derogatory) hag (old and ugly woman)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editxaveco
References
edit- ^ “xaveco” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “xaveco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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