pivete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pebete, from Catalan pevet, from peu (“foot”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈvɛ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈve.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈve.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈbe.tɨ/ [piˈβe.tɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛtʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: pi‧ve‧te

Noun

pivete m or m or f by sense (plural pivetes)

1. urchin (street kid)
2. brat (unruly child)
3. incense cone

Derived terms

• piveteiro
• pivetinho

Further reading

• “pivete”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “pivete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025