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See also: paqueté

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -etɨ, (most of Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Southern Brazil) -ete
  • Hyphenation: pa‧que‧te

Noun

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paquete m (plural paquetes)

  1. a large steamboat
  2. a small cargo and/or messenger sailing ship
  3. (by extension) referring to different types of boats
  4. (figuratively) an errand boy
  5. (Brazil, vulgar) menstruation

Adjective

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paquete m or f (plural paquetes)

  1. (Brazil) well-dressed

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French paquet.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈkete/ [paˈke.t̪e]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: pa‧que‧te

Noun

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paquete m (plural paquetes)

  1. parcel
    Synonym: (Latin America) encomienda
  2. package
  3. (colloquial, Spain) chump, useless, butterfingers (an incompetent person)
    Synonyms: manco, zoquete, zopenco, manazas
  4. (colloquial, Spain) lunchbox (male genitals enclosed in clothing)
  5. (colloquial) scrotum, package

Derived terms

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