açoite

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoj.t͡ʃi/ [aˈsoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsoj.te/ [aˈsoɪ̯.te]

  • Hyphenation: a‧çoi‧te

Etymology 1

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From earlier açoute. Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, the whip).[1][2] Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.

Noun

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açoite m (plural açoites)

  1. whip, crop, scourge, lash
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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açoite

  1. inflection of açoitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ açoite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ açoite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024