beiço

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• beiça

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese beiço, beyço, of unknown origin, but possibly from Celtic. Cognate with Spanish bezo, Galician beizo and Asturian bezu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/ [ˈbeɪ̯.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/ [ˈbeɪ̯.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.so/ [ˈbeɪ̯.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.su/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.su/

• Hyphenation: bei‧ço

Noun

beiço m (plural beiços)

1. (chiefly derogatory, informal) lip

   Synonym: lábio

Related terms

• beicinho
• beiçudo
• embeiçar

 

Further reading

• “beiço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024