bigue

See also: bígue, bígüe, and bigúe

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

bigue f (plural bigues)

  1. (nautical) a type of spar used as a crane

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English big.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡɨ/ [ˈbi.ɣɨ]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧gue

Adjective

bigue m or f (plural bigues)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) big
    Alternative form: big
    Ela mora numa bigue mansão.She lives in a big mansion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈɡu.ɨ/ [biˈɣu.ɨ]

Verb

bigue

  1. inflection of biguar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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