balzaca

Portuguese

Etymology

After Honoré de Balzac, who wrote A Woman of Thirty, a romance about a 30-year-old woman.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bawˈza.kɐ/ [baʊ̯ˈza.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bawˈza.ka/ [baʊ̯ˈza.ka]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /balˈza.kɐ/ [baɫˈza.kɐ]

  • Hyphenation: bal‧za‧ca

Noun

balzaca f (plural balzacas)

  1. a woman who is between 30 and 39 years old (inclusive)

Adjective

balzaca m or f (plural balzacas)

  1. (especially of a woman) between 30 and 39 years old (inclusive); thirtysomething
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