bicha-do-milho

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicha (“worm”) +‎ do (“of”) +‎ milho (“corn”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.duˈmi.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.duˈmi.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃa.doˈmi.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.duˈmi.ʎu/ [ˌbi.ʃɐ.ðuˈmi.ʎu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐ.duˈmi.ʎu/ [ˌbi.ʃɐ.ðuˈmi.ʎu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃɐ.duˈmi.ʎu/ [ˌbi.t͡ʃɐ.ðuˈmi.ʎu]

• Hyphenation: bi‧cha‧-do‧-mi‧lho

Cucurbit beetle

Noun

bicha-do-milho f (plural bichas-do-milho)

1. (entomology) (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle

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

Related terms

• bicha-galo
• bicha-amarela
• bicha-alfinete

Further reading

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