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Portuguese
Etymology
From bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”). The legend says the creature would come at night to eat mischievous children, thus originating its name.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-pa‧pão
Noun
bicho-papão m (plural bichos-papões)
- bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)
- Synonym: papão
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