muquirana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi mokyrana (“body louse”).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mu.kiˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mu.kiˈɾɐ.na/
 

Noun

muquirana m or f by sense (plural muquiranas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) cheapskate; miser (someone who avoids spending money)
    Synonyms: pão-duro, mão de vaca, avarento, sovina, forreta

Adjective

muquirana m or f (plural muquiranas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) miserly (who avoids spending money)
    Synonyms: sovina, forreta (Portugal), muquinha

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “mokyrana”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 296, column 2
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