bife
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See also: bifê
Etymology
From Portuguese bife, from English beef, from Old French buef, from Latin bovem (“ox”).
Noun
bife
- steak
- bife pó bolacho ― steak milanese
- cutlet
- English person
Related terms
References
Etymology
Borrowed from English beef, from Old French buef, from Latin bovem (“ox”). Doublet of boi.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧fe
Noun
bife m (plural bifes)
- steak (slice of beef)
Derived terms
- bifalhada
- bifana
- bifão
- bife a cavalo
- bife tártaro
- bifeira
- bifinho
Related terms
Descendants
Noun
bife m (plural bifes, feminine bifa, feminine plural bifas)
- (Algarve, colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) English person
- Synonym: camone
Further reading
- “bife”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bìfē m (Cyrillic spelling бѝфе̄)
Declension
Declension of bife
References
- “bife”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bife m (plural bifes)
- (South America) steak
- Synonym: bistec
Further reading
- “bife”, 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
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