urucubaca

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ɾu.kuˈba.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ɾu.kuˈba.ka/

  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: u‧ru‧cu‧ba‧ca

Noun

urucubaca f (countable and uncountable, plural urucubacas) (Brazil)

  1. bad luck, misfortune
  2. witchcraft

Further reading

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