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foguete

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Galician

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A man handling foguetes

Etymology

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Attested since circa 1750. Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (fire)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [foˈɣetɪ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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foguete m (plural foguetes)

  1. skyrocket
  2. rocket (astronautic or military)
  3. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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Portuguese

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foguete

Etymology

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Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (fire)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡe.t͡ʃi/, /fuˈɡe.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡe.te/

  • (Northeastern Brazil) IPA(key): /fuˈɡeti/
  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
  • Hyphenation: fo‧gue‧te

Noun

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foguete m (plural foguetes)

  1. rocket (non-guided missile)
  2. firework

Descendants

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  • Hunsrik: Fogett

References

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  • foguete” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913