bicho

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Galician

Bicho

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese *bischo (note the derivative bischoco (“worm, canterpillar”), 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.

Pronunciation

Noun

bicho m (plural bichos)

  1. bug (alternative form of becho)

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiʃu/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbiʃo/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧cho
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iʃu

Noun

bicho m (plural s)

  1. beast (non-human animal)
    Synonyms: animal, besta
  2. (derogatory) severely aggressive person
  3. (Brazil, slang, vocative) buddy (close friend)
    Synonyms: amigo, camarada, companheiro
  4. bug

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Bisch, Bischo

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbit͡ʃo/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃo]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧cho

Noun

bicho m (plural bichos)

  1. bug
  2. vermin
  3. beast (non-human animal)
  4. (Nicaragua, vulgar) vulva
  5. (Puerto Rico, vulgar) penis
  6. (Honduras, El Salvador, derogatory, colloquial) kid, boy

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "nan-hok" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.[1] or Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "nan-hok" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. or Spanish bicho

Alternative forms

Noun

bicho

  1. youtiao (a kind of oily bread)

See also

References

  1. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎[1], volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University.
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