bicho-papão
Portuguese, noun/ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/
bicho-papão is spelled B-I-C-H-O-P-A-P-Ã-O (10 letters). Bicho-papão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bicho-papão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bicho-papão
- bichos-papões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bicho-papão?
- Brazil /ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˌbi.ʃu.paˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˌbi.ʃu.pɐˈpɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bicho-papão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.