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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cacoēthes, from Ancient Greek κακόηθες (kakóēthes), neuter singular of κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/, /ka.kuˈe.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈkwe.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/, /ka.kuˈe.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈkwe.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.koˈe.te/
Noun
cacoete m (plural cacoetes)
- tic (repetitive habit)
- grimace