Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “bisbilhotar” come from?

bisbilhotar (Portuguese) comes from Italian bisbigliare — to whisper.

bisbilhotar (Portuguese): to snoop, pry; to gossip, tattle

Definitions

  1. to snoop, pry; to gossip, tattle

Ancestry of “bisbilhotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbisbigliareto whisper

Words derived from “bisbilhotar”

  • bisbilhotice
Every word from Italian bisbigliare →