calote

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from French calotte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑˈlɔtɪ]

Noun

calote m (plural calotes)

  1. scam (fraudulent deal)
    Synonym: pufo
  2. trickery, ruse
    Synonyms: engano, trampa

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈlɔ.te/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧lo‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French culotte.[1][2]

Noun

calote m (plural calotes)

  1. scam (fraudulent deal)
    Synonyms: burla, (Brazil) golpe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French calotte.[1][2]

Noun

calote f (plural calotes)

  1. alternative form of calota

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 calote”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. 2.0 2.1 calote”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈlote]

Noun

calote f

  1. inflection of calotă:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular