areia-gulosa

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “greedy sand”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [aˌɾeɪ̯.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [aˌɾeɪ̯.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɾej.a.ɡuˈlɔ.za/ [aˌɾeɪ̯.a.ɡuˈlɔ.za]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾe.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/ [ɐˌɾe.ɐ.ɣuˈlɔ.zɐ]

• Audio (Northeast Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: a‧rei‧a-‧gu‧lo‧sa

Noun

areia-gulosa f (plural areia-gulosas)

1. (North Brazil) quicksand

   Synonyms: areia movediça, gulosa

2. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) nympho

References

• “areia-gulosa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “areia-gulosa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “areia-gulosa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024