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bico

Pronunciation: /ˈbi.ku/

“bico” is a Portuguese word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. beak, bill (structure projecting from a bird's face)
  2. beak (chitinous structure that forms the jaw of cephalopods and turtles)
  3. snout (mouth of a dolphin)
  4. rostrum (beak-shaped projection of weevils)
  5. poultry
  6. mouth
  7. blowjob
  8. tip (extreme end of an object)
  9. teapot spout
  10. toe kick; toe-poke (a kick with the toes)
  11. odd job
  12. pacifier
  13. a type of crochet adornment
  14. a small and indeterminate amount of money
  15. bhikkhu

In Portuguese

  1. extremidade de entrada do sistema digestivo de uma ave
  2. ponta de qualquer objeto
  3. no futebol, chute forte dado com o bico da chuteira
  4. sexo oral feito a um homem
  5. biscate; trabalho temporário
  6. parte da extremidade da frente de bólido de corrida de certas categorias
  7. chupeta

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bico, from Latin beccus, from Gaulish *beccos (“chicken beak, small”), from Proto-Celtic *bekkos (“hook”). Possibly influenced by picar. Compare Spanish pico.

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