bicho-carpinteiro

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaɾ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃo.kaɻ.pĩˈte(j).ɾo/

(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)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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