chibata

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈba.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈba.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈba.tɐ/ [ʃiˈβa.tɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈba.tɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈβa.tɐ]

Rhymes: -atɐ
Hyphenation: chi‧ba‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

chibata f (plural chibatas)

cane (a short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment)
Synonym: vergasta

Derived terms

chibatar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chibata

inflection of chibatar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“chibata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“chibata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026