biquíni

See also: biquini

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons. Ultimately from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈkĩ.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈkĩ.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈki.ni/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈki.ni/

• Rhymes: -ĩni, -ini
• Hyphenation: bi‧quí‧ni

Noun

biquíni m (plural biquínis)

1. bikini (bathing suit)
   • 1955, Carlos Barroso, Pedro Caetano, 0:07 from the start, in Tomara que caia‎^[1], performed by Bill Farr:

     Garota da Copacabana / Um biquíni assim / Já é demais / E fica todo mundo na praia: / “Tomara que caia! Tomara que caia!”

     Girl from Copacabana / A bikini like that / It's already too much / And everyone stays on the beach: / “I hope it falls! I hope it falls!”

Related terms

• burquíni
• monoquíni
• triquíni

 

Further reading

• “biquíni”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “biquíni”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024