motoboy

Portuguese

motoboy

Etymology

moto (“motorcycle”) +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmɔ.toˈbɔj/ [ˌmɔ.toˈbɔɪ̯]

• Rhymes: -ɔj
• Hyphenation: mo‧to‧boy

Noun

motoboy m (plural motoboys)

1. (Brazil) deliveryman, usually on a motorcycle; pizza boy

See also

• office boy

Further reading

• “motoboy”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025