mata-bicho
Portuguese, noun/ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/
mata-bicho is spelled M-A-T-A-B-I-C-H-O (9 letters). Mata-bicho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “breakfast (first meal of the day)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gole de bebida alcoólica forte, especialmente a que se bebe em jejum”.
What does mata-bicho mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinebreakfast (first meal of the day)
- 2
masculinea shot of an alcoholic beverage, especially cachaça, drunk before the first meal of the day
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gole de bebida alcoólica forte, especialmente a que se bebe em jejum 2. desjejum ; café da manhã; primeiro almoço, pequeno-almoço 3. presente; lembrança; gorjeta; gratificação; prenda
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 mata-bicho
- mata-bichos plural
- ma.ta-.bi.cho canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mata-bicho?
- Brazil /ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˌma.tɐˈbi.ʃu/
- Portugal [ˌma.tɐˈβi.ʃu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mata-bicho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.