caça-dotes

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of caçar (“to hunt”) +‎ dotes (“dowries”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.t͡ʃis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.t͡ʃiʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.saˈdɔ.tes/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐˈdɔ.tɨʃ/ [ˌka.sɐˈðɔ.tɨʃ]

Hyphenation: ca‧ça‧-do‧tes

Noun

caça-dotes m or f by sense (invariable)

gold digger (a person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth)

Further reading

“caça-dotes” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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