soquete

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From soco (punch) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
  • Hyphenation: so‧que‧te

Noun

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soquete m (plural soquetes)

  1. rammer (tool used to ram the powder in a muzzle-loading cannon)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English socket.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
  • Hyphenation: so‧que‧te

Noun

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soquete m (plural soquetes)

  1. (Brazil, computing) socket (computing interprocess communication channel)
  2. (Brazil) a light-bulb socket

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from French socquette, from English sock.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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soquete f (plural soquetes)

  1. ankle sock

References

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  1. ^ soquete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024