amigo secreto

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “secret friend”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ɡu seˈkɾɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ɡu seˈkɾɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ɡo seˈkɾɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmi.ɡu sɨˈkɾɛ.tu/ [ɐˈmi.ɣu sɨˈkɾɛ.tu]

Noun

amigo secreto m (plural amigos secretos)

1. (Brazil) secret Santa (a Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person)

   Synonym: amigo oculto

   1. secret Santa (the person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange)