inseto

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === insecto (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin īnsectō. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛtu Hyphenation: in‧se‧to Homophone: enceto (Brazil) === Noun === inseto m (plural insetos) insect (arthropod of class Insecta) (somewhat dated) insect; bug (any small arthropod) Synonym: bicho (derogatory) insect (a contemptible or powerless person) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetum: insetu === Further reading === “inseto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “inseto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “inseto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026