bicho-pau
Portuguese, noun/ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/
bicho-pau is spelled B-I-C-H-O-P-A-U (8 letters). Bicho-pau is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “stick insect; walking stick (any insect of the family Phasmatidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum dado aos insetos da ordem Phasmatodea, também denominada Phasmida, Phasmatoptera ou Phasmodea, que…”.
What does bicho-pau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestick insect; walking stick (any insect of the family Phasmatidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome comum dado aos insetos da ordem Phasmatodea, também denominada Phasmida, Phasmatoptera ou Phasmodea, que mimetizam pedaços de madeira ou gravetos
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-pau
- bichos-pau plural
- bichos-paus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bicho-pau?
- Brazil /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/
- Brazil [ˌbi.ʃuˈpaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˌbi.ʃuˈpaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.