foguete

Galician

A man handling foguetes

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foˈɣetɪ]

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Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

1. skyrocket
2. rocket (astronautic or military)
3. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

• (sex): canivete

Derived terms

• fogueteiro

References

• “foguete” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “foguete” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “foguete” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “foguete” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

foguete

Etymology

Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe.t͡ʃi/, /fuˈɡe.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe.t͡ʃi/, /fuˈɡe.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡe.tɨ/ [fuˈɣe.tɨ]

• (Northeastern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡeti/
• Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: fo‧gue‧te

Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

1. rocket (non-guided missile)
2. firework

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Fogett

References

• “foguete” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913