microchipe

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• microchip (unadapted spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Germanic *kippōną

Proto-West Germanic *kippōn

Old English *ċippiander.

Old English ċipp

Middle English chippe

English chip

English microchipbor.

Portuguese microchipe

Borrowed from English microchip. By surface analysis, micro- + chipe.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾoˈʃi.pi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾɔˈʃi.pɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾɔˈʃi.pɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾɔˈt͡ʃi.pɨ/

• Homophone: microchip
• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧chi‧pe

Noun

microchipe m (plural microchipes)

1. (electronics) microchip (small plate with a set of electronic circuits)

   Synonyms: chipe, circuito integrado

Related terms

• chipe

Further reading

• “microchipe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026