bate-boca
Portuguese, noun/ˌba.t͡ʃiˈbo.kɐ/
bate-boca is spelled B-A-T-E-B-O-C-A (8 letters). Bate-boca is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “verbal fight, argument” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “discussão acalorada”.
What does bate-boca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculineverbal fight, argument
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculineseveral exalted voices, collectively
- 3
Brazilinformalmasculineinformal conversation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. discussão acalorada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bate-boca
- bate-bocas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bate-boca?
- Brazil /ˌba.t͡ʃiˈbo.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˌba.tɨˈbo.kɐ/
- Portugal [ˌba.tɨˈβo.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.