a trouxe-mouxe
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish a troche y moche.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a ˌtɾo(w).ʃiˈmo(w).ʃi/ [a ˌtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃiˈmo(ʊ̯).ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a ˌtɾo(w).ʃeˈmo(w).ʃe/ [a ˌtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃeˈmo(ʊ̯).ʃe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ˌtɾo(w).ʃɨˈmo(w).ʃɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ˌtɾow.ʃɨˈmow.ʃɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ ˌtɾo.ʃɨˈmo.ʃɨ/
Adverb
a trouxe-mouxe (comparable, comparative mais a trouxe-mouxe, superlative o mais a trouxe-mouxe)
- helter-skelter (in confused, disorderly haste)
- Synonyms: caoticamente, desordenadamente