xaveco

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Arabic شَبَّاك (šabbāk, fishing boat; small warship).[2] Compare xávega.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: xa‧ve‧co

Noun

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xaveco m (plural xavecos)

  1. (historical) xebec (Arabic transport ship)
  2. (colloquial) a small, old and poorly built boat
  3. (Brazil, colloquial) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)
    Synonyms: paquera, cantada
  4. (Brazil) knavery, trickery
    Synonym: patifaria
  5. (Brazil) trifle (something or someone without much importance)
  6. (Brazil, derogatory) hag (old and ugly woman)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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xaveco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of xavecar

References

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  1. ^ xaveco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 20152024
  2. ^ xaveco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024