bicho-carpinteiro
Portuguese, noun/ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/
bicho-carpinteiro is spelled B-I-C-H-O-C-A-R-P-I-N-T-E-I-R-O (16 letters). Bicho-carpinteiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “woodworm (any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “larvas de várias espécies de besouros que roem madeira”.
What does bicho-carpinteiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinewoodworm (any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. larvas de várias espécies de besouros que roem madeira
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 bicho-carpinteiro
- bichos-carpinteiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bicho-carpinteiro?
- Brazil /ˌbi.ʃu.kaʁ.pĩˈte(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ˌbi.ʃu.kah.pĩˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.