bate-papo

Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from bater papo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.t͡ʃiˈpa.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.t͡ʃiˈpa.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.teˈpa.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌba.tɨˈpa.pu/

• Rhymes: -apu
• Hyphenation: ba‧te‧-pa‧po

Noun

bate-papo m (plural bate-papos) (dated)

1. (Brazil, informal) conversation (talking, exchanging of ideas)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:conversa

2. (Internet) chat room

   Synonym: chat

Further reading

• “bate-papo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bate-papo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “bate-papo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “bate-papo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025