xaveco

(Inglês)

Noun

1. (historical, masculine) xebec (Arabic transport ship)
2. (colloquial, masculine) a small, old and poorly built boat
3. (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) flirting (talk in which one intends to seduce a person)
4. (Brazil, masculine) knavery, trickery
5. (Brazil, masculine) trifle (something or someone without much importance)
6. (Brazil, derogatory, masculine) hag (old and ugly woman)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of xavecar

xavecar

1. (Brazil, slang) to flirt with, to try to seduce someone by flattening
2. (Brazil, slang) to cheat, to act in an unfair way

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ʃaˈvɛ.ku/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Ultimately from Arabic شَبَّاك (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”). Compare xávega.

Traduções

sabot