foguete

Galician

A man handling foguetes

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [foˈɣetɪ]
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Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

skyrocket
rocket (astronautic or military)
(colloquial, euphemistic, humorous) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

(sex): canivete

Derived terms

fogueteiro

References

“foguete”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
“foguete” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“foguete” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“foguete” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

foguete

Etymology

Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe.t͡ʃi/, /fuˈɡe.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡe.tɨ/ [fuˈɣe.tɨ]

(Northeastern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡeti/
Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
Hyphenation: fo‧gue‧te

Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

rocket (non-guided missile)
firework

Descendants

Hunsrik: Fogett

References

“foguete” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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