bicho-galo

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicho (“animal”) +‎ galo (“cock”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈɡa.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈɡa.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃoˈɡa.lo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈɡa.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈɣa.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈɡa.lu/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈɣa.lu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃuˈɡa.lu/ [ˌbi.t͡ʃuˈɣa.lu]

• Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-ga‧lo

Cucurbit beetle

Noun

bicho-galo m (plural bichos-galo or bichos-galos)

1. (entomology) (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle

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

Related terms

• bicha-galo
• bicho-bolo
• bicho-gordo
• bicho-carpinteiro

Further reading

• “bicho-galo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024