alcaguete

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القواد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād). Cognate with Spanish alcahuete.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi/ , /aw.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.te/ , /aw.kaˈɡe.te/

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi/ , /aw.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.te/ , /aw.kaˈɡɛ.te/

Noun

alcaguete m (plural alcaguetes)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) grass; informer; snitch
    Synonym: dedo-duro

Etymology 3

Verb

alcaguete

  1. inflection of alcaguetar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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