pivete
Portuguese, noun/piˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
pivete is spelled P-I-V-E-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pivete is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “urchin (street kid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância odorífera que é queimada para exalar perfume”.
What does pivete mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineurchin (street kid)
- 2
femininemasculinebrat (unruly child)
- 3
femininemasculineincense cone
- 4
femininemasculinefoul smell
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância odorífera que é queimada para exalar perfume 2. ladino, esperto
noun: 1. criança 2. menor ladrão
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 pivete
- pivetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pivete?
- Brazil /piˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /piˈve.tɨ/
- Portugal /piˈbe.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pivete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pivete in Portuguese?
pivete appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).