xaveco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

The boat sense comes ultimately from Arabic شَبَّاك‎ (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈvɛ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈvɛ.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɛ.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈbɛ.ku/ [ʃɐˈβɛ.ku]

Hyphenation: xa‧ve‧co

Noun

xaveco m (plural xavecos)

(historical) xebec (Arabic transport ship)
a small, old and poorly built boat that is likely to sink
(Brazil, slang) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)
Synonyms: paquera, cantada
(Brazil) knavery, trickery
Synonym: patifaria
(Brazil) trifle (something or someone without much importance)
(Brazil, derogatory) hag (old and ugly woman)

Related terms

xavecar

Verb

xaveco

first-person singular present indicative of xavecar

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