filhote

Portuguese

Etymology

From filho (“son”) +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈʎɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈʎɔ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈʎɔ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: fi‧lho‧te

Noun

filhote m (plural filhotes)

pup; cub (youth of an animal)

Noun

filhote m (plural filhotes, feminine filhota, feminine plural filhotas)

(endearing) Diminutive of filho
Synonym: cria

Derived terms

filhotinho (diminutive), filhotezinho (diminutive)
filhotão (augmentative)

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