bituca

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈtu.kɐ/

Noun

bituca f (plural bitucas)

1. (informal, Brazil) butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)

   Synonyms: beata, xepa, guimba, prisca

Further reading

• “bituca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bituca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025