pescotapa
Portuguese, noun/pes.koˈta.pɐ/
pescotapa is spelled P-E-S-C-O-T-A-P-A (9 letters). Pescotapa is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a slap on the neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tapa ou pancada desferida com a mão espalmada na região do pescoço ou parte deste, em geral parcialmente a…”.
What does pescotapa mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculinea slap on the neck
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinea person who likes to act like a psychopath in an effort to impress or to troll others
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineexhibiting psychopathic behavior in an effort to impress or to troll others
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tapa ou pancada desferida com a mão espalmada na região do pescoço ou parte deste, em geral parcialmente a nuca e a parte posterior do pescoço
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 pescotapa
- pescotapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pescotapa?
- Brazil /pes.koˈta.pɐ/
- /peʃ.koˈta.pɐ/
- Portugal /pɨʃ.kɔˈta.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.