fim da picada

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “(the) end of the stinging”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ da piˈka.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ da piˈka.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ da piˈka.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ dɐ piˈka.dɐ/ [ˈfĩ dɐ piˈka.ðɐ]

Noun

fim da picada m (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by o) (the) last straw (small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity)
2. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by o) the pits (something miserable or unpleasant)

Further reading

• “fim da picada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025