filhote

Portuguese

Etymology

Filho (“son”) +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.ˈʎɔ.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.ˈʎɔ.t͡ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.ˈʎɔ.te/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧lho‧te

Noun

filhote m (plural filhotes)

  1. pup; cub (youth of an animal)

Noun

filhote m (plural filhotes, feminine filhota, feminine plural filhotas)

  1. (affectionate) diminutive of filho

Synonyms
  • (youth of an animal): cria

Derived terms
  • filhotinho, filhotezinho (diminutives)
  • filhotão (augmentative)
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