ficante

Portuguese

Etymology

From ficar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈkɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: fi‧can‧te

Noun

ficante m or f by sense (plural ficantes)

1. (Brazil, slang) friend with benefits

   Synonym: (Brazil) peguete

Further reading

• “ficante” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.