bate-papo
Portuguese
Etymology
From bater (“to beat, to hit”) + papo (“craw, crop; the pouch-like part of the alimentary part of birds”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -apu
Noun
bate-papo m (plural bate-papos)
- (Brazil, informal) conversation (talking, exchanging of ideas)
- (Brazil, by extension) chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)
Synonyms
- chat