bruaca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾuˈa.kɐ/ [bɾʊˈa.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɾwa.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾuˈa.ka/ [bɾʊˈa.ka], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɾwa.ka/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾuˈa.kɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɾwa.kɐ/

  • Hyphenation: bru‧a‧ca

Noun

bruaca f (plural bruacas)

  1. (Brazil) a type of raw-leather bag
    1. used above an animal's saddle for transportation of cargo
    2. used as a handbag
  2. (Brazil, derogatory) a degraded woman
    1. an old and ugly woman, sometimes malicious and gossipy
      Synonym: mocreia
    2. an old and decadent prostitute
  3. (Brazil, informal) an old and worn-off piece of cloth

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