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Portuguese
Etymology
From velho + -ote.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɔtɨ
- Hyphenation: ve‧lho‧te
Adjective
velhote (feminine velhota, masculine plural velhotes, feminine plural velhotas)
- oldish
Noun
velhote m (plural velhotes, feminine velhota, feminine plural velhotas)
- (informal, derogatory) old man
- (informal) father; old man
- a kind of sweet bread with sugar and cinnamon
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