pechisbeque
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English pinchbeck.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: pe‧chis‧be‧que
=== Noun ===
pechisbeque m (plural pechisbeques)
pinchbeck (alloy of copper and zinc used as cheap imitation for gold)
Synonyms: alquime, ouro falso, ouropel
thing of low value which imitates something of higher value
(figurative) person or thing of no importance.
=== References ===
“pechisbeque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“pechisbeque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026