What do Brazilians call a cigarette butt?

cigarette butt

A transparent neutral phrase for a cigarette butt and the wording used to define the object in the ALiB study. Everyday regional choices are often shorter.

Ele colocou o toco de cigarro no cinzeiro antes de sair.He put the cigarette butt in the ashtray before leaving.

cigarette butt

The strongest northern name in the 2010–2011 ALiB capital survey: 65% of its occurrences were in the North. It skewed older and less formally educated in that sample.

O vento levou a bagana para debaixo do banco da praça.The wind blew the cigarette butt under the park bench.

cigarette butt

A familiar cigarette-butt word especially prominent in the Centre-West and Southeast in the ALiB capital survey. It skewed younger and more highly educated in that sample.

Ela apagou a bituca antes de jogá-la no cinzeiro.She put out the cigarette butt before dropping it in the ashtray.

cigarette butt

A cigarette-butt word concentrated in the Southeast in the ALiB survey, especially around Rio de Janeiro and Vitória, with a secondary Centre-Western presence.

O garçom recolheu a guimba caída ao lado da mesa.The waiter picked up the cigarette butt beside the table.

cigarette butt

A southern cigarette-butt sense: all xepa responses in this ALiB capital sample came from the South, though none came from Porto Alegre. It is separate from xepa meaning market leftovers.

Só restou uma xepa apagada no cinzeiro.Only an extinguished cigarette butt remained in the ashtray.