chibo

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from Spanish chivo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.bo/
 

  • Hyphenation: chi‧bo

Noun

chibo m (plural chibos, feminine chiba, feminine plural chibas)

  1. kid (young goat)
    Synonyms: cabrito, chibato
  2. (Portugal, colloquial) informant
    Synonyms: bufo, delator, denunciante

Derived terms

  • chibar

Further reading

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chivo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiβo]

Noun

chibo (plural chibojte)

  1. goat

Derived terms

References

  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, page 124
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