furreca

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈʁɛ.kɐ/ [fuˈhɛ.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈʁɛ.kɐ/ [fuˈhɛ.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fuˈʁɛ.kɐ/ [fuˈχɛ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuˈʁɛ.ka/ [fuˈhɛ.ka]

• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
• Hyphenation: fur‧re‧ca

Adjective

furreca m or f (plural furrecas)

1. (Brazil, informal, of things rather than people) insignificant, worthless (with little or no value)

   Synonyms: mixuruca, fuleiro

Further reading

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