bicho-pau

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “stick bug”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/ [ˌbi.ʃuˈpaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃoˈpaw/ [ˌbi.ʃoˈpaʊ̯]
 

  • Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-pau

Noun

bicho-pau m (plural bichos-pau or bichos-paus)

  1. stick insect; walking stick (any insect of the family Phasmatidae)
    • 2020 August 12, Vinicius José Moreira Peixoto, transl., Animais de Estimação Domésticos e Exóticos: Uma introdução a alguns aspectos não usuais dos animais domésticos e exóticos‎[1], Babelcube Inc., translation of Exotic and Domestic Pet by Owen Jones, →ISBN:
      A maioria dos bicho-pau[sic] vem do sudeste asiático, mas eles são vários em muitos climas tropicais, incluindo a Austrália e os estados do sul dos EUA.
      [original: The majority of stick insects come from South East Asia, but they are plentiful in numerous tropical climates including Australia and the southern states of America.]
      Most stick insects come from Southeast Asia, but they are found in many tropical climates, including Australia and the southern states of the USA.
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