pisca-pisca
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of piscar (“to blink”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]pisca-pisca m (plural pisca-piscas or piscas-piscas)
- (Portugal) indicator; turn signal (each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made)
- (Brazil) Christmas lights (electric lights used at Christmas to decorate a tree, house, etc.)
- Synonyms: (Portugal) luzes de Natal, luzinha
Further reading
[edit]- “pisca-pisca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “pisca-pisca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “pisca-pisca” in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
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