fofoca

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/, /foˈfɔ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fɔˈfɔ.ka/, /foˈfɔ.ka/

  • Hyphenation: fo‧fo‧ca

Noun

fofoca f (plural fofocas)

  1. (Brazil) gossip (idle talk)
    Synonyms: bisbilhotice, mexerico, fuxico, (Portugal) chisme
    Ela espalhou a fofoca por toda a cidade.
    She spread the gossip all over the town.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

fofoca

  1. inflection of fofocar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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