biquinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From bico +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈkĩ.ɲu/ [biˈkĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈkĩ.ɲu/ [biˈkĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈki.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈki.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: bi‧qui‧nho

Noun

biquinho m (plural biquinhos)

1. Diminutive of bico (“beak”): small beak
2. (Brazil, colloquial) puckered lips; duckface (a facial expression in which the lips are contracted outwards)

Derived terms

• fazer biquinho