tapa-boca

Portuguese

Etymology

From tapa (“a slap”) +‎ boca (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌta.pɐˈbo.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌta.paˈbo.ka/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌta.pɐˈbo.kɐ/ [ˌta.pɐˈβo.kɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ta‧pa‧-bo‧ca

Noun

tapa-boca m (plural tapa-bocas)

  1. a slap on someone's mouth to make them shut up
  2. (figurative) irrefutable argument

Further reading

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