cacoete

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cacoēthes, from Ancient Greek κακόηθες (kakóēthes), neuter singular of κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/, /ka.kuˈe.t͡ʃi/ [ka.kʊˈe.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈkwe.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/, /ka.kuˈe.t͡ʃi/ [ka.kʊˈe.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈkwe.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈe.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈkwe.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧co‧e‧te

Noun

cacoete m (plural cacoetes)

1. tic (repetitive habit)
2. grimace