açoite

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (earlier) açoute

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsoj.t͡ʃi/ [aˈsoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsoj.t͡ʃi/ [aˈsoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsoj.te/ [aˈsoɪ̯.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsoj.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧çoi‧te

Etymology 1

From earlier açoute. Borrowed from Arabic السَّوْط (as-sawṭ, “the whip”). Compare Galician azoute, Spanish azote, Sicilian zotta and Maltese sawt.

Noun

açoite m (plural açoites)

1. whip, crop, scourge, lash

Derived terms

• açoitar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

açoite

1. inflection of açoitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative