borocoxô
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Possibly from Kongo bolokoto.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: bo‧ro‧co‧xô
Adjective
[edit]borocoxô m or f (plural borocoxôs)
- (Brazil, familiar) a little sad; dispirited, disheartened, lacking energy
References
[edit]- ^ “borocoxô”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
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