amiguxo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• miguxo (apheresis)

Etymology

From amigo +‎ -uxo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.miˈɡu.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.miˈɡu.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.miˈɡu.ʃo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.miˈɡu.ʃu/ [ɐ.miˈɣu.ʃu]

Noun

amiguxo m (plural amiguxos, feminine amiguxa, feminine plural amiguxas)

1. (childish, endearing, colloquial) friend

Derived terms

• miguxês

 

Further reading

• “amiguxo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024