xaveco
Portuguese
Etymology
The boat sense comes utimately from Arabic شَبَّاك (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.ˈvɛ.ku/
- Hyphenation: xa‧ve‧co
Noun
xaveco m (plural xavecos)
- (historical) xebec (Arabic transport ship)
- a small, old and poorly built boat that is likely to sink
- (Brazil, slang) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)
- Synonyms: paquera, cantada
- (Brazil) knavery, trickery
- Synonym: patifaria
- (Brazil) trifle (something or someone without much importance)
- (Brazil, derogatory) hag (old and ugly woman)
Related terms
- xavecar