buchicho
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of cochicho or from Spanish bochinche.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈʃi.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈʃi.ʃo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈʃi.ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃu/
- Hyphenation: bu‧chi‧cho
Noun
buchicho m (plural buchichos)
- (Brazil, informal) commotion, tumult, agitation
- (Brazil, informal) rumor/rumour, gossip
- (Brazil, informal) the habit of badmouthing, maligning, criticizing/criticising (something or someone)
Further reading
- “buchicho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “buchicho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026