areia-gulosa

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “greedy sand”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [aˌɾeɪ̯.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌɾej.a.ɡuˈlɔ.za/ [aˌɾeɪ̯.a.ɡuˈlɔ.za]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɾe.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾe.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]

  • Audio (Northeast Brazil):(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧rei‧a-‧gu‧lo‧sa

Noun

areia-gulosa f (plural areia-gulosas)

  1. (North Brazil) quicksand
    Synonyms: areia movediça, gulosa
  2. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) nympho

References

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