bisonho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bisoño, from Italian bisogno.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈzõ.ɲu/ [biˈzõ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈzo.ɲo/

  • Rhymes: -oɲu, (Brazil) -õɲu
  • Hyphenation: bi‧so‧nho

Adjective

bisonho (feminine bisonha, masculine plural bisonhos, feminine plural bisonhas)

  1. inexperienced in warfare
  2. weird (having an unusually strange character)

Derived terms

  • bisonhar
  • bisonharia
  • bisonhice

References

  1. ^ bisonho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ bisonho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025