bife

See also: bifê

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English beef, from Old French buef, from Latin bovem (“ox”). Doublet of boi.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.fi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.fe/

  • Hyphenation: bi‧fe

Noun

bife m (plural bifes)

  1. steak (slice of beef)

Derived terms

Noun

bife m (plural bifes, feminine bifa, feminine plural bifas)

  1. (Algarve, colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) English person
    Synonym: camone

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French buffet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bǐfeː/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧fe

Noun

bìfē m (Cyrillic spelling бѝфе̄)

  1. buffet

Declension
Declension of bife
singular plural
nominative bìfē bifèi
genitive bifèa biféā
dative bifeu bifeima
accusative bife bifee
vocative bifeu / bifee bifei
locative bifeu bifeima
instrumental bifeom bifeima

References
  • “bife” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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)

  1. (South America) steak
    Synonym: bistec

Further reading
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