bicha-amarela

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicha (“worm”) +‎ amarela (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.a.maˈɾɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.a.maˈɾɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃa.a.maˈɾɛ.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.ɐ.mɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.ɐ.mɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃɐ.ɐ.mɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: bi‧cha‧-a‧ma‧re‧la

Cucurbit beetle

Noun

bicha-amarela f (plural bichas-amarelas)

1. (entomology) (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle

   Synonyms: alfinete, aresta, bicho-galo, bicha-galo, bicha-do-milho, bicha-alfinete, câncer, travela, vaquinha

Related terms

• bicha-galo
• bicha-do-milho
• bicha-alfinete

Further reading

• “bicha-amarela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bicha-amarela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024