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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese bife, from English beef, from Old French buef, from Latin bovem (“ox”).
Noun
bife
- steak
- bife pó bolacho ― steak milanese
- cutlet
- English person
References
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English beef, from Old French buef, from Latin bovem (“ox”). Doublet of boi.
Pronunciation
Noun
bife m (plural bifes)
- steak (slice of beef)
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
bife m (plural bifes, feminine bifa, feminine plural bifas)
- (Algarve, colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) English person
- Synonym: camone
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from French buffet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐfeː/
- Hyphenation: bi‧fe
Noun
bìfē m (Cyrillic spelling бѝфе̄)
- buffet
Declension
References
- “bife”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English beef. Doublet of buey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbife/
- Rhymes: -ife
- Syllabification: bi‧fe
Noun
bife m (plural bifes)
- (South America) steak
- Synonym: bistec
Further reading