oxente
Portuguese
Etymology
From oh, gente.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈʃẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈʃẽ.te/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈʃẽ.ti/
Interjection
oxente!
- (regional, chiefly Northeast Brazil) expresses surprise, dismay or admiration
Derived terms
Further reading
- “oxente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “oxente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026