bicha-galo

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicha (“worm”) +‎ galo (“cock”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐˈɡa.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐˈɡa.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃaˈɡa.lo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐˈɡa.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃɐˈɣa.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃɐˈɡa.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃɐˈɣa.lu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃɐˈɡa.lu/ [ˌbi.t͡ʃɐˈɣa.lu]

• Hyphenation: bi‧cha‧-ga‧lo

Cucurbit beetle

Noun

bicha-galo f (plural bichas-galo or bichas-galos)

1. (entomology) (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle

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

Related terms

• bicha-alfinete
• bicha-amarela
• bicha-do-milho

Further reading

• “bicha-galo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “bicha-galo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025