bife

== Macanese == === 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 ==== bifalhada === References === https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b == Portuguese == === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Macanese: bife → Tetum: bife === Noun === bife m (plural bifes, feminine bifa, feminine plural bifas) (Algarve, colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) English person Synonym: camone === Further reading === “bife”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bife”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “bife”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French buffet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bǐfeː/ Hyphenation: bi‧fe === Noun === bìfē m inan (Cyrillic spelling бѝфе̄) buffet ==== Declension ==== === References === “bife”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English beef. Doublet of buey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbife/ [ˈbi.fe] Rhymes: -ife Syllabification: bi‧fe === 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025