boteco

Portuguese

Etymology

From botequim, from Italian botteghino, from bottega.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈtɛ.ku/, /boˈtɛ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈtɛ.ku/, /boˈtɛ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈtɛ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈtɛ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɛku

Noun

boteco m (plural botecos)

1. (Brazil) pub; bar (establishment where alcoholic beverages are bought and drunk)

   Synonyms: bar, botequim

Related terms

• apoteca
• bodega
• butique

Further reading

• “boteco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “boteco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “boteco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “boteco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025