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French
Pronunciation
Noun
chicote f (plural chicotes )
Alternative form of chicotte
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From French chicot .[ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /t͡ʃiˈkɔte/
Rhymes: -ɔte
Hyphenation: chi‧co‧te
Noun
chicote m (plural chicotes )
( nautical ) extreme of a rope
Synonym: cabo
( nautical , by extension) rope
Synonym: cabo
cord
( dated ) cigar butt
References
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “chicote ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “chicote ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “chicote ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
chicote
Possibly from French chicot ( “ stump; stub ” ) or from Nahuatl xicohtli ( “ a kind of large bee ” ) .
Noun
chicote m (plural chicotes )
whip ( flexible instrument used to create cracking sounds or for striking )
Synonyms: açoite , látego , relho , habena
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
chicote
inflection of chicotar :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /t͡ʃiˈkote/
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: chi‧co‧te
Etymology 1
From chico + -ote .
Noun
chicote m (plural chicotes , feminine chicota , feminine plural chicotas )
( colloquial ) robust young person
( Havana, slang ) robust foot odor of a young person, esp. a preadolescent male
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French chicot .
Noun
chicote m (plural chicotes )
cigarette butt
( Latin America ) whip
Synonyms: látigo , azote , fusta
Derived terms
Further reading