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boneco

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Etymology

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    From bona (“good”) + -eco.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /boˈnet͡so/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -et͡so
    • Syllabification: bo‧ne‧co
    • Hyphenation: bon‧eco

    Noun

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    boneco (uncountable, accusative bonecon)

    1. goodness
      Antonym: malboneco

    Portuguese

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    Boneco

    Etymology

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    From boneca (“doll”).

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ɛku
    • Hyphenation: bo‧ne‧co

    Noun

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    boneco m (plural bonecos)

    1. doll (of a male human character or animal)
    2. dummy
    3. stick figure
    4. puppet (small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods)
      Synonyms: fantoche, marioneta
    5. (figurative, by extension) puppet (manipulable person)
    6. (television, in the plural) cartoons
      • 2008, Lincoln Nery, Batman A Trajetória, Clube de Autores, page 501:
        Em 1999, surge a série de bonecos Batman Beyond, sem nem mesmo a série ser exibida em um canal aberto, ela só passava no Warner Channel, mais uma vez, uma porrada de Batman, onde o dificil era encontrar um que se parecesse ...
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