alcaguete

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القواد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād). Cognate with Spanish alcahuete.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwe.t͡ʃi], /aw.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡe.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwe.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwe.te], /aw.kaˈɡe.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡe.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈɡwe.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣwe.tɨ], /al.kɐˈɡe.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣe.tɨ]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwɛ.t͡ʃi], /aw.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.kaˈɡwɛ.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡwɛ.te], /aw.kaˈɡɛ.te/ [aʊ̯.kaˈɡɛ.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐˈɡwɛ.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣwɛ.tɨ], /al.kɐˈɡɛ.tɨ/ [aɫ.kɐˈɣɛ.tɨ]

Noun

alcaguete m (plural alcaguetes)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) grass; informer; snitch
    Synonym: dedo-duro

Verb

alcaguete

  1. inflection of alcaguetar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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