moquém

Portuguese

moquém

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi moka'ẽ (“wooden grill”).[1] Compare English buccan, French boucan.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈkẽj̃/ [moˈkẽɪ̯̃], /muˈkẽj̃/ [muˈkẽɪ̯̃]

(Brazil) Rhymes: -ẽj̃
Hyphenation: mo‧quém

Noun

moquém m (plural moquéns)

(Brazil) buccan (a handmade grill made with sticks, of Tupian origin)
(Brazil) buccan (the meat prepared in such grill)

Derived terms

moquear
moqueteiro

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moka'ẽ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 294, columns 1–2

“moquém” in iDicionário Aulete.
“moquém” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“moquém” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“moquém” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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