# bicho
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* becho

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *bischo (note the derivative bischoco (“worm, caterpillar”), 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbit͡ʃo/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃʊ]
* Rhymes: -itʃo
* Hyphenation: bi‧cho

### Noun

bicho m (plural bichos)
* bug (alternative form of becho)

#### Derived terms

* bicheiro

#### Related terms

* bicha

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bicho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bicho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bicho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Doublet of besta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbi.ʃu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbi.ʃu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbi.ʃo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbi.ʃu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbi.ʃu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbi.t͡ʃu/
* Rhymes: -iʃu, (Northern Portugal) -it͡ʃu
* Hyphenation: bi‧cho

#### Noun

bicho m (plural bichos)
* beast (non-human animal)
    Synonyms: animal, besta, fera
* (strictly) bug; minibeast
* (derogatory) severely aggressive person
* (Brazil, slang, vocative) buddy (close friend); also used as a general informal form of address
    Synonyms: amigo, camarada, companheiro

##### Derived terms

* bichão
* bichinho
* bicho de conta
* bicho de conta-aquático
* bicho de conta-do-mar
* bicho de estimação
* bicho de pelúcia
* bicho de sete cabeças
* bicho do mato
* bicho-barbeiro
* bicho-cabeludo
* bicho-careta
* bicho-carpinteiro
* bicho-côdeo
* bicho-da-costa
* bicho-da-preguiça
* bicho-da-seda
* bicho-da-taquara
* bicho-da-terra
* bicho-das-frutas
* bicho-das-palmeiras
* bicho-de-canastro
* bicho-de-cesto
* bicho-de-chifre
* bicho-de-coco
* bicho-de-frade
* bicho-de-goiaba
* bicho-de-ormuz
* bicho-de-pau
* bicho-de-pé
* bicho-de-porco
* bicho-do-café
* bicho-do-mar
* bicho-do-milho
* bicho-galo
* bicho-gordo
* bicho-grilo
* bicho-mole
* bicho-papão
* bicho-pau
* bicho-preguiça
* bicho-preto
* bicho-vergonhoso
* jogo do bicho
* o bicho vai pegar
* se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho come
* ser o bicho

##### Related terms

* bicha
* bichado
* bichano
* bichar
* bicharada
* bicheira

##### Descendants

* → Hunsrik: Bisch, Bischo
* Kabuverdianu: bitchu

#### Noun

bicho m (uncountable)
* (Brazil, gambling, colloquial) Ellipsis of jogo do bicho.
** 1995, Falcão, Jair Morais (lyrics and music), “Todo Castigo Pra Corno É Pouco” (1:33 from the start), in A Besteira É A Base Da Sabedoria, performed by Falcão:Resolvi sair de casa / Comprei um chapéu de couro / Joguei no bicho, deu touro / Não sei o que vou fazer(please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Derived terms

* bicheiro

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

bicho
* first-person singular present indicative of bichar

### Further reading

* “bicho”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “bicho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “bicho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “bicho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbit͡ʃo/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃo]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -itʃo
* Syllabification: bi‧cho

### Noun

bicho m (plural bichos)
* bug
* vermin
    Synonym: alimaña
* beast (non-human animal)
* (Nicaragua, vulgar) vulva
    Synonyms: concha, coño
* (Puerto Rico, vulgar) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
* (Honduras, El Salvador, derogatory, colloquial) youngster, kid (boy, or young man)
    Synonym: joven

#### Derived terms

* bichito
* bicho bolita
* bicho de cesto
* bicho de luz
* bicho malo
* bicho raro
* bichofeo
* matabichos
* todo bicho viviente

### Further reading

* “bicho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Noun

bicho (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
* Alternative spelling of bitso