cassetete

See also: casse-tête

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French casse-tête.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛtɨ, (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: cas‧se‧te‧te

Noun

cassetete m (plural cassetetes)

  1. nightstick; baton; truncheon
    Synonym: porrete

References

  1. ^ cassetete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ cassetete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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