tchê
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish che (“hey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/
Noun
tchê m (uncountable)
- (Rio Grande do Sul) a term of address for a man
Interjection
tchê!
- (Rio Grande do Sul) expresses surprise or anger
- Synonym: caramba
Further reading
- “tchê”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026