bicho

 

• becho

From Old Galician-Portuguese *bischo (note the derivative bischoco (“worm, caterpillar”), 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit͡ʃo/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Hyphenation: bi‧cho

bicho m (plural bichos)

1. bug (alternative form of becho)

• bicheiro

• bicha

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bicho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bicho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bicho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Doublet of besta.

• Rhymes: -iʃu, (Northern Portugal) -it͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: bi‧cho

bicho m (plural bichos)

1. beast (non-human animal)

   Synonyms: animal, besta, fera

2. (strictly) bug
3. (derogatory) severely aggressive person
4. (Brazil, slang, vocative) buddy (close friend); also used as a general informal form of address

   Synonyms: amigo, camarada, companheiro

• → Hunsrik: Bisch, Bischo
• Kabuverdianu: bitchu

bicho

1. first-person singular present indicative of bichar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit͡ʃo/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Syllabification: bi‧cho

bicho m (plural bichos)

1. bug
2. vermin

   Synonym: alimaña

3. beast (non-human animal)
4. (Nicaragua, vulgar) vulva

   Synonyms: concha, coño

5. (Puerto Rico, vulgar) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

6. (Honduras, El Salvador, derogatory, colloquial) youngster, kid (boy, or young man)

   Synonym: joven

• “bicho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

bicho (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. Alternative spelling of bitso