xarifa

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈɾi.fɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈɾi.fa/

  • Rhymes: -ifɐ

Noun

xarifa f (plural xarifas)

  1. (regional, vulgar) female genitals
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
    • 1927, João da Silva Correia, O eufemismo e o disfemismo na língua e na literatura portuguesa‎[1]:
      […] ao feminino chama-se ordinariamente a vulva, a vagina, a pássara, a passarola, o pardejo, a pinta, o pito, a rata, a nódos, a pachacha, o vespeiro, a coisa, a xarifa, o pechincho.
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