bicho-carpinteiro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/ [ˌbi.ʃu.kah.pĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/ [ˌbi.ʃu.kah.pĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaɾ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/ [ˌbi.ʃu.kaɾ.pĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/ [ˌbi.ʃu.kaχ.pĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃo.kaɻ.pĩˈte(j).ɾo/ [ˌbi.ʃo.kaɻ.pĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kɐɾ.pĩˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kɐɾ.pĩˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃu.kɐɾ.pĩˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kɐɾ.pĩˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kɐɾ.pĩˈte.ɾu/

Noun

bicho-carpinteiro m (plural bichos-carpinteiros)

1. (informal) woodworm (any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood)

Derived terms

• estar com bicho-carpinteiro
• ter bicho-carpinteiro

 

Further reading

• “bicho-carpinteiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024