xaveco

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Arabic ⁧شَبَّاك⁩ (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”).[1] Compare xávega.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈvɛ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈvɛ.ko/
 

  • Hyphenation: xa‧ve‧co

Noun

xaveco m (plural xavecos)

  1. (historical) xebec (Arabic transport ship)
  2. (colloquial) a small, old and poorly built boat
  3. (Brazil, colloquial) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)
    Synonyms: paquera, cantada
  4. (Brazil) knavery, trickery
    Synonym: patifaria
  5. (Brazil) trifle (something or someone without much importance)
  6. (Brazil, derogatory) hag (old and ugly woman)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

xaveco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of xavecar

References
  1. “xaveco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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