dedoche

Portuguese

dedoches

Etymology

Blend of dedo (“finger”) +‎ fantoche (“puppet”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdɔ.ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdɔ.ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈdɔ.ʃe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdɔ.ʃɨ/ [dɨˈðɔ.ʃɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdɔ.ʃɨ/ [dɨˈðɔ.ʃɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈdɔ.t͡ʃɨ/ [dɨˈðɔ.t͡ʃɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʃi, (Southern Brazil) -ɔʃe, (Portugal) -ɔʃɨ, (Northern Portugal) -ɔt͡ʃɨ
• Hyphenation: de‧do‧che

Noun

dedoche m (plural dedoches)

1. finger puppet

Further reading

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