petisco

/peˈtʃisku/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os petiscos

Meaning

  1. snack

    • Pedi um petisco.

      I ordered a snack.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

lanche

lanche is more of a light meal or snack, like an afternoon snack; petisco is more of an appetizer or nibble, bar-snack style.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tentempié

tentempié is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "snack."

Practice

1 What does petisco mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pedi um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches petisco?

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