biboca

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ybyboka (“cracked earth”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈbɔ.kɐ/

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

• Rhymes: -ɔkɐ

Noun

biboca f (plural bibocas) (Brazil, informal, often derogatory)

1. a shack (poorly constructed building)

   Ele mora numa biboca. ― He lives in a shack.

2. a remote or dangerous place

Derived terms

• bibocal
• bibocão
• biboquinha

 

Further reading

• “biboca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “biboca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024