biquíni
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See also: biquini
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons. Ultimately from Marshallese Pikinni.
Pronunciation
Noun
biquíni m (plural biquínis)
- bikini (bathing suit)
- 1955, Carlos Barroso, Pedro Caetano, 0:07 from the start, in Tomara que caia, performed by Bill Farr:
- Garota da Copacabana / Um biquíni assim / Já é demais / E fica todo mundo na praia: / “Tomara que caia! Tomara que caia!”
- Girl from Copacabana / A bikini like that / It's already too much / And everyone stays on the beach: / “I hope it falls! I hope it falls!”
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Further reading
- “biquíni”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “biquíni”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024