book rosa

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of book (“photobook”) +‎ rosa (“pink”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ki ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈbu.ki ˈhɔ.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ki ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈbu.ki ˈhɔ.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ki ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈbu.ki ˈχɔ.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ke ˈʁɔ.za/ [ˈbu.ke ˈhɔ.za]

Noun

book rosa m (plural books rosa)

1. a secretive catalog of female models involved in high-end prostitution

See also

• book azul

 

Further reading

• “book rosa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024