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alforreca

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a variant form of Arabic حُرَّيْقَة (ḥurrayqa, nettle). Compare Maltese ħurrieq.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧for‧re‧ca

Noun

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alforreca f (plural alforrecas)

  1. (Portugal, zoology) jellyfish
    Synonyms: (Brazil) água-viva, medusa
  2. (Portugal, figurative, uncommon) something inconsistent or unpleasant
    • 2014 July 21, Miguel Esteve Cardoso, “Nem por isso”, in Público[1]:
      O "nem por isso" é a alforreca das respostas negativas. O que mais enfurece nela é a falta não-absoluta de significância.
      The "not really" is the jellyfish of negative answers. What is most infuriating about it is the non-absolute lack of significance.