a jiripoca vai piar

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally "the jiripoca will tweet". Since the jiripoca is a fish, it implies something unlikely happening.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj piˈa(ʁ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaɪ̯ pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj ˈpja(ʁ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaɪ̯ ˈpja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj piˈa(ɾ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaɪ̯ pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj ˈpja(ɾ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaɪ̯ ˈpja(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj piˈa(ʁ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaɪ̯ pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj ˈpja(ʁ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaɪ̯ ˈpja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.ka ˈvaj piˈa(ɻ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.ka ˈvaɪ̯ pɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.ka ˈvaj ˈpja(ɻ)/ [a ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.ka ˈvaɪ̯ ˈpja(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj ˈpjaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈbaj ˈpjaɾ/ [ɐ ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈβaj ˈpjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ ˈvaj ˈpja.ɾi/

Proverb

a jiripoca vai piar

  1. (Brazil, slang) indicates that something dramatic, intense, or unexpected will happen

Synonyms

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