brazuca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• brasuca

Etymology

From Brazil +‎ -uca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈzu.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈzu.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈzu.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈzu.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ukɐ
• Hyphenation: bra‧zu‧ca

Adjective

brazuca m or f (plural brazucas, not comparable)

1. (colloquial, originally derogatory) Brazilian

   Synonyms: brasileiro, (colloquial) zuca

Noun

brazuca m or f by sense (plural brazucas)

1. (colloquial, originally derogatory) Brazilian

   Synonyms: brasileiro, (colloquial) zuca

Usage notes

The word was coined in Portugal as a derogatory term, but was later adopted by Brazilians themselves as a colloquial term. The word tuga is a Brazilian equivalent applied to the Portuguese which suffered the same evolution.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese brazuca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾaˈθuka/ [bɾaˈθu.ka] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /bɾaˈsuka/ [bɾaˈsu.ka] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: bra‧zu‧ca

Adjective

brazuca m or f (masculine and feminine plural brazucas)

1. (ethnic slur, informal) Brazilian

Noun

brazuca m or f by sense (plural brazucas)

1. (ethnic slur, informal) Brazilian