Portuguese

Noun

bicho m (plural bichos)

1. beast (non-human animal)
2. (pejorative) a severely aggressive person
3. (Brazil, slang, vocative) buddy (close friend)

Synonyms

• (beast): animal, besta
• (buddy): amigo, camarada, companheiro

Derived terms

• bichão (augmentative)
• bichinho (diminutive)

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From a dialectal bicho, from Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia ‎(“beast”).

Noun

bicho m ‎(plural bichos)

1. bug
2. vermin
3. (Nicaragua, vulgar) ****
4. (Puerto Rico, vulgar) ****
5. (Honduras, El Salvador, pejorative, colloquial) kid, boy

Synonyms

• (vermin): alimaña
• (****): concha, coño
• (****): verga, pene, pito