Where does “bicha-alfinete” come from?

bicha-alfinete (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alfinete, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال, from Arabic خِلَال — pin, peg.

bicha-alfinete (Portuguese): cucurbit beetle (Diabrotica speciosa)

Definitions

  1. cucurbit beetle (Diabrotica speciosa)

Ancestry of “bicha-alfinete”, step by step

bicha-alfinete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese alfinete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealfinetepin; safety pin
2Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
3Arabicخِلَالpin, peg

via Portuguese bicha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebichaa female animal
2Vulgar Latinbistia—
Every word from Arabic خِلَال →Every word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال →Every word from Portuguese alfinete →