calote

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from French calotte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɑˈlɔtɪ]

Noun

calote m (plural calotes)

scam (fraudulent deal)
Synonym: pufo
trickery, ruse
Synonyms: engano, trampa

Derived terms

caloteiro

References

“calote” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“calote” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“calote” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɔ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈlɔ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: ca‧lo‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French culotte.[1][2]

Noun

calote m (plural calotes)

scam (fraudulent deal)
Synonyms: burla, (Brazil) golpe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French calotte.[1][2]

Noun

calote f (plural calotes)

Alternative form of calota

References

“calote” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“calote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈlote]

Noun

calote f

inflection of calotă:
1. indefinite plural
2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

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