bate-papo

Portuguese

Etymology

From bater (“to beat, to hit”) +‎ papo (“craw, crop; the pouch-like part of the alimentary part of birds”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.t͡ʃiˈpa.pu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.teˈpa.po/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌba.tɨˈpa.pu/

Rhymes: -apu

Noun

bate-papo m (plural bate-papos)

(Brazil, informal) conversation (talking, exchanging of ideas)
(Brazil, by extension) chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)
(Internet) chat room
Synonym: chat

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