brechó

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === belchior, berchior (obsolete) === Etymology === From Belchior, the owner of the first thrift-shop in Rio de Janeiro in the nineteenth century. The name is of Hebrew origin. The reading of ⟨ch⟩ as /ʃ/ seems to be a spelling pronunciation, since the proper name is still pronounced with a /k/. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔ Hyphenation: bre‧chó === Noun === brechó m (plural brechós) (Brazil) thrift shop (shop which sells used goods) Synonym: adelo Coordinate term: sebo === References === === Further reading === “brechó”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “brechó”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “brechó”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “brechó”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN