brincadeira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • brinks (Brazil, Internet slang, only used for the interjection)

Etymology

From brincar (“to play”) +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kaˈde(j).ɾa/ [bɾĩ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: brin‧ca‧dei‧ra

Noun

brincadeira f (plural brincadeiras)

  1. game, play
    Synonyms: jogo, (game) brinquedo
    Era uma brincadeira de criança.
    It was child's play.
  2. frolic, fun
    Synonyms: diversão, divertimento, brinco
  3. joke; banter
    Synonym: piada
    Foi uma brincadeira.
    It was a joke.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brincadeira.

Interjection

brincadeira!

  1. (Brazil) just kidding

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brincadeira.

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