chilique

Portuguese

Alternative forms

chelique
xilique (misspelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈli.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈli.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈli.kɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈli.kɨ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨˈli.kɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨˈli.kɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ
Hyphenation: chi‧li‧que

Noun

chilique m (plural chiliques)

a nervous fit
Synonyms: faniquito, fricote
tantrum (childish display of bad temper)
Synonyms: birra, (Brazil) piti
a fainting
Synonyms: desmaio, desfalecimento, esmaecimento, síncope, badagaio

Derived terms

chiliquento