maçarico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.saˈɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.saˈɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.saˈɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.sɐˈɾi.ku/

• Rhymes: -iku
• Hyphenation: ma‧ça‧ri‧co

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Galician mazarico.

Noun

maçarico m (plural maçaricos)

1. torch, blowtorch
2. burner
3. sandpiper (any bird of the family Scolopacidae)

   Synonym: batuíra

4. ibis (any bird of the subfamily Threskiornithinae)
5. (colloquial) any water bird with long, slender legs
6. (Portugal) leveret with a white spot on the forehead
7. (Portugal, informal) novice
8. (Portugal, military, slang) recruit

Derived terms

• maçarico-branco
• maçarico-cinzento
• maçarico-das-rochas
• maçarico-galego
• maçarico-pernilongo
• maçarico-preto
• maçarico-solitário

 

Related terms

• maçarica
• maçaricão
• maçariqueiro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maçarico

1. first-person singular present indicative of maçaricar