bicha

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ʃa/
• Homophones: bichas, bichât

Verb

bicha

1. third-person singular past historic of bicher

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Galician

Christianized serpe or bicha of Gondomil, a winged serpent sculpture of unknown chronology, Gondomil, Galica

Alternative forms

• becha

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese bescha (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit͡ʃa̝/

Noun

bicha f (plural bichas)

1. leech

   Synonym: samesuga

2. snake, serpent

   Synonyms: cóbrega, serpe, víbora

3. mare

   Synonyms: besta, egua

Derived terms

• bicha cadela

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “besch”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “bicha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese bicha. Cognates with Kabuverdianu bitchu.

Noun

bicha

1. worm

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin bīstia, variant of Latin bēstia. Doublet of besta. Sense of "homosexual" possibly influenced by English bitch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ʃɐ/
• Hyphenation: bi‧cha

Noun

bicha f (plural bichas)

1. worm (any of several legless, elongated creatures), especially:

   Synonym: verme

   1. roundworm (intestinal parasite)

      Synonym: lombriga

   2. (dated) leech (bloodsucking parasite)

      Synonym: sanguessuga

   3. (dated) snake; serpent

      Synonyms: cobra, serpente

2. (by extension) an elongated or writhing object or structure
   1. (Portugal) queue; line

      Synonym: fila

      • 1984, Ana Maria Magalhães, Isabel Alçada, Uma aventura na cidade, 19 edition, Editorial Caminho, published 2012, →ISBN, page 28:

        A empregada bem gritava com eles: — Ou se põem em bicha ou não atendo ninguém! Mas a bicha era sempre um magote de gente aos encontrões, todos a tentarem ser atendidos primeiro.

        The employee yelled at them: “form a line or I won’t serve anybody!” But the line was always a bunch of people bumping into each other, all trying to be served first.

   2. (obsolete) serpentine (coiled distillation tube)

      Synonym: serpentina

   3. a type of firework that moves randomly on the ground
   4. a flexible tube
   5. (obsolete) a type of earring shaped like a snake
   6. (obsolete) a small boat used by customs officers
3. (uncommon) (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of bicho (a female animal)
4. (colloquial) ascariasis (infection by Ascaris roundworms)

   Synonym: ascaridíase

Noun

bicha f or m (plural bichas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, usually derogatory) flamer; fairy; fag; poofter (a male homosexual, especially one who behaves flamboyantly or affectedly)
   • 2006, Jaguar, Sergio Augusto, O Pasquim: 1969-1971, número 1 ao 150, Editora Desiderata, page 171:

     Diz que ele é bicha mas eu não acredito porque um dia eu vi ele beijando uma moça muito bonita.

     People say he’s a poof but I don’t believe it because one day I saw him kissing a really pretty lady.

Derived terms

• bicha louca

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: bitchu

Adjective

1. (Brazil, often derogatory) flaming (gay, homosexual, especially when behaving flamboyantly or affectedly)

Related terms

• bicho, besta

Verb

bicha

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Further reading

• bicha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit͡ʃa/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧cha

Noun

bicha f (plural bichas)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of bicho
2. beer, brew

See also

• mentar la bicha

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧cha

• Audio:

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Noun

bicha f

1. beech (tree)