bicho-pau

Portuguese

Bichos-pau

Etymology

Literally, “stick bug”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈpaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈpaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃoˈpaw/ [ˌbi.ʃoˈpaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃuˈpaw/

• Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-pau

Noun

bicho-pau m (plural bichos-pau or bichos-paus)

1. stick insect; walking stick (any insect of the family Phasmatidae)
   • 2020 August 12, Vinicius José Moreira Peixoto, transl., Animais de Estimação Domésticos e Exóticos: Uma introdução a alguns aspectos não usuais dos animais domésticos e exóticos‎^[1], Babelcube Inc., translation of Exotic and Domestic Pet by Owen Jones, →ISBN:

     A maioria dos bicho-pau^[sic] vem do sudeste asiático, mas eles são vários em muitos climas tropicais, incluindo a Austrália e os estados do sul dos EUA.

     [original: The majority of stick insects come from South East Asia, but they are plentiful in numerous tropical climates including Australia and the southern states of America.]

     Most stick insects come from Southeast Asia, but they are found in many tropical climates, including Australia and the southern states of the USA.