biscate

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

biscato

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an alteration of biscato (“leftover”)^[1]^[2] or from Arabic.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bisˈka.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /biʃˈka.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bisˈka.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʃˈka.tɨ/, /bɨʃˈka.tɨ/

Hyphenation: bis‧ca‧te

Noun

biscate m (plural biscates)

(Portugal) odd job
Synonym: (Brazil) bico

Derived terms

biscatear

Noun

biscate m or f by sense (plural biscates)

(Brazil, informal) slut (promiscuous person)

References

^ “biscate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
^ “biscate”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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