What does boneco in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word boneco in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use boneco in Portuguese.

The word boneco in Portuguese means doll, puppet, palhaço, boneco, boneco de gengibre, boneco articulado, boneco de neve, desenho de palitinho. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word boneco

doll

substantivo masculino (representação de gente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

puppet

substantivo masculino (figurado, pejorativo (sem atitude) (political figure without real power)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

palhaço, boneco

noun (pejorative (person: puppet for [sb]) (pessoa: joguete de alguém)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The teachers appear to be stooges for the headmaster.

boneco de gengibre

noun (biscuit in the shape of a man) (biscoito na forma de homem)

There's a fairy tale about a gingerbread man who runs away from the baker.

boneco articulado

noun (child's toy)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

boneco de neve

noun (figure made from snow)

O boneco de neve que fizemos ontem está começando a derreter. As crianças adoram fazer bonecos de neve.
The snowman we made yesterday is starting to melt. Children love making snowmen.

desenho de palitinho

noun (simple line drawing of a person) (linha simples desenhando uma pessoa)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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