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bicha

Pronunciation: /ˈbi.ʃɐ/

“bicha” is a Portuguese word. Its 13 meanings in English:

noun

  1. roundworm (intestinal parasite)
  2. leech (bloodsucking parasite)
  3. snake; serpent
  4. queue; line
  5. serpentine (coiled distillation tube)
  6. a type of firework that moves randomly on the ground
  7. a flexible tube
  8. a type of earring shaped like a snake
  9. a small boat used by customs officers
  10. ascariasis (infection by Ascaris roundworms)
  11. prostitute, whore
  12. fairy, flamer (flamboyant effeminate gay man)

adjective

  1. flaming (gay, homosexual, behaving flamboyantly or affectedly)

In Portuguese

  1. nome comum dos vermes e dos répteis com corpo comprido e sem pernas
  2. sanguessuga
  3. lombriga
  4. víbora
  5. fila, fileira de pessoas colocadas umas atrás das outras
  6. mulher da vida; prostituta
  7. arrecada de ouro com o feitio de uma serpente
  8. divisa, distintivo, galão de ouro da manga de um uniforme
  9. serpentina do alambique nos engenhos de açúcar
  10. genitália masculina; pênis
  11. genitália feminina; vulva

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin bīstia, variant of Latin bēstia. Doublet of besta. Sense of "homosexual" possibly influenced by the sense of "prostitute" or by English bitch (also related to the possible origin in Portuguese).

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