muxoxo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kimbundu muxoxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈʃo.ʃu/

• Rhymes: -oʃu
• Hyphenation: mu‧xo‧xo

Noun

muxoxo m (plural muxoxos)

1. (Angola, Brazil) a click made by using the tongue or the lips used to express disapproval; tsk tsk, tut tut
2. (Brazil) a kiss, caress

   Synonym: beijo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

muxoxo

1. first-person singular present indicative of muxoxar

Further reading

• “muxoxo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “muxoxo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024