bicho
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Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese *bischo (note the derivative bischoco (“worm, caterpillar”), 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bicho m (plural bichos)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bicho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bicho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bicho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bicho m (plural bichos)
- beast (non-human animal)
- (derogatory) severely aggressive person
- (Brazil, slang, vocative) buddy (close friend); also used as a general informal form of address
- Synonyms: amigo, camarada, companheiro
- bug
Derived terms[edit]
- bichão
- bichinho
- bicho de conta
- bicho de conta-aquático
- bicho de conta-do-mar
- bicho de estimação
- bicho de sete cabeças
- bicho do mato
- bicho-barbeiro
- bicho-cabeludo
- bicho-careta
- bicho-carpinteiro
- bicho-côdeo
- bicho-da-costa
- bicho-da-preguiça
- bicho-da-seda
- bicho-da-taquara
- bicho-da-terra
- bicho-das-frutas
- bicho-das-palmeiras
- bicho-de-canastro
- bicho-de-cesto
- bicho-de-chifre
- bicho-de-coco
- bicho-de-frade
- bicho-de-goiaba
- bicho-de-ormuz
- bicho-de-pau
- bicho-de-pé
- bicho-de-porco
- bicho-do-café
- bicho-do-mar
- bicho-do-milho
- bicho-galo
- bicho-gordo
- bicho-grilo
- bicho-mole
- bicho-papão
- bicho-pau
- bicho-preguiça
- bicho-preto
- bicho-vergonhoso
- jogo do bicho
- se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho come
- ser o bicho
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
bicho
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bicho m (plural bichos)
- bug
- vermin
- Synonym: alimaña
- beast (non-human animal)
- (Nicaragua, vulgar) vulva
- (Puerto Rico, vulgar) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
- (Honduras, El Salvador, derogatory, colloquial) youngster, kid (boy, or young man)
- Synonym: joven
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bicho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog[edit]
Noun[edit]
bicho (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
- Alternative spelling of bitso
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