"bicho-papão" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /ˌbi.ʃo.paˈpɐ̃w̃/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˌbi.ʃo.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Southern-Brazil], /ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal], /ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal], /ˌbi.t͡ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: bichos-papões [plural]
Etymology: From bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”). The legend says the creature would come at night to eat mischievous children, thus originating its name. Etymology templates: {{affix|pt|bicho<t:beast>|papão<t:glutton>}} bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|++}} bicho-papão m (plural bichos-papões)
  1. bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Folklore Synonyms: papão
    Sense id: en-bicho-papão-pt-noun-vj8jJaEp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "1": "pt",
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”). The legend says the creature would come at night to eat mischievous children, thus originating its name.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bichos-papões",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "bicho-papão m (plural bichos-papões)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bi‧cho‧-pa‧pão"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "pt:Folklore",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "bogeyman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "papão"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃo.paˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌbi.ʃo.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.t͡ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bicho-papão"
}
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        "2": "bicho<t:beast>",
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      },
      "expansion": "bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bicho (“beast”) + papão (“glutton”). The legend says the creature would come at night to eat mischievous children, thus originating its name.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bichos-papões",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "bicho-papão m (plural bichos-papões)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bi‧cho‧-pa‧pão"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 4-syllable words",
        "Portuguese compound terms",
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
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        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese multiword terms",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "pt:Folklore"
      ],
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        "bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bogeyman",
          "bogeyman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "papão"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃo.paˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌbi.ʃo.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbi.t͡ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bicho-papão"
}

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