bojarda

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • bojardo

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bugiardo.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈʒaʁ.dɐ/ [boˈʒaɦ.dɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /boˈʒaɾ.dɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boˈʒaʁ.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈʒaɻ.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈʒaɾ.dɐ/ [buˈʒaɾ.ðɐ]

  • Homophone: bujarda (Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: bo‧jar‧da

Noun

bojarda f (plural bojardas)

  1. a lie (a falsehood)
  2. shot (of a firearm)
  3. (chiefly sports, informal) a violent shoot
    Synonyms: balázio, buja, petardo

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “bojarda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “bojarda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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