Where does “badalhoco” come from?

badalhoco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese badalo, from Old Portuguese badalo, from Vulgar Latin bataclum, from Latin battuaculum, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

badalhoco (Portuguese): dirty; repulsive; dirty or slovenly person

Definitions

  1. dirty; repulsive; dirty or slovenly person

Ancestry of “badalhoco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebadaloclapper; tongue; penis
2Old Portuguesebadalobell-clapper
3Vulgar Latinbataclumclapper
4Latinbattuaculumclapper (part of a bell)
5Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battuaculum →Every word from Vulgar Latin bataclum →