brancarana

Portuguese

Etymology

From branca (“white woman”) +‎ -rana (“similar”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɾɐ̃.kaˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɾɐ̃.kaˈɾɐ.na/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɐna
  • Hyphenation: bran‧ca‧ra‧na

Noun

brancarana f (plural brancaranas, masculine brancarão or brancarrão, masculine plural brancarões or brancarrões)

  1. (Brazil, derogatory) light-skinned mulatta, a mixed-race woman who passes as white

Adjective

brancarana

  1. feminine singular of brancarão

Further reading

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