casa da mãe Joana

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “mother Joana's house”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.zɐ da ˈmɐ̃j̃ ʒoˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈka.zɐ da ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.za da ˈmɐ̃j̃ ʒoˈɐ.na/ [ˈka.za da ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ.na]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.zɐ dɐ ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈʒwɐ.nɐ/ [ˈka.zɐ ðɐ ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈʒwɐ.nɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.zɐ dɐ ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈʒwa.nɐ/ [ˈka.zɐ ðɐ ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈʒwa.nɐ]

Noun

casa da mãe Joana f (plural casas da mãe Joana)

  1. (colloquial) a chaotic place open to anyone and with no or few rules; a madhouse, a free-for-all
    Aqui não é a casa da mãe Joana, você precisa seguir as regras. ― This isn't a free-for-all, you need to follow the rules.

Further reading

  • “casa da mãe Joana”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
  • “casa da mãe Joana”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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