Polyglot Dictionary

berbequim

/beɾbeˈkĩ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
berbequins

Meaning

  1. drill

    • Usou o berbequim.

      He used the drill.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

furadeira

berbequim is more traditional or European Portuguese, a hand drill or brace; furadeira is more modern or Brazilian, a power drill.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

taladro

taladro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drill."

French

perceuse

perceuse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "drill."

Practice

1 What does berbequim mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches berbequim?

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