bigato
Portuguese, noun/biˈɡa.tu/
bigato is spelled B-I-G-A-T-O (6 letters). Bigato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bigatus (Roman coin bearing the figure of a bigae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “verme ou larva frutívora ou detritívora de mosca”.
What does bigato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebigatus (Roman coin bearing the figure of a bigae)
noun
- 1
masculinemaggot (larva of a fly)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verme ou larva frutívora ou detritívora de mosca 2. moeda romana antiga que mostrava uma biga no reverso
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 bigato
- bigatos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bigato?
- Brazil /biˈɡa.tu/
- Portugal /biˈɡa.tu/
- Portugal [biˈɣa.tu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.