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calote

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Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from French calotte.

Pronunciation

Noun

calote m (plural calotes)

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

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧lo‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French culotte.

Noun

calote m (plural calotes) (informal)

  1. a defaulted debt
    O meu calote com a companhia de luz já deve ser milionário.
    My unpaid debt to my energy supplier must already be in the millions.
  2. an act of defaulting on debts
    Synonym: default (law)
    Levei um calote do patrão: três semanas e nada de me pagar!
    My employer scammed me out of my wages: it’s been three weeks and still no pay!
  3. a scam (fraudulent deal)
    Synonyms: burla, (Brazil) golpe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French calotte.

Noun

calote f (plural calotes)

  1. alternative form of calota

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Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

calote f

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

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