bicho-bolo

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicho (“animal”) +‎ bolo (“cake”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈbo.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈbo.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃoˈbo.lo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈbo.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈβo.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈbo.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈβo.lu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃuˈbo.lu/ [ˌbi.t͡ʃuˈβo.lu]

• Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-bo‧lo

1. Grub

2. Scarab

Noun

bicho-bolo m (plural bichos-bolos or bichos-bolo)

1. (Brazil, entomology) common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub

   Synonyms: pão-de-galinha, pão-de-galo, bicho-gordo, capitão, coró, forreca, joão-torresmo, praga-de-besouro, torresmo

2. (Brazil, entomology) scarab

   Synonym: escarabeíneo

Related terms

• bicho-gordo
• bicho-galo
• bicho-carpinteiro

Further reading

• “bicho-bolo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024