meia-boca

See also: meia boca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• meia boca

Etymology

Literally, “half mouth”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.a ˈbo.ka/ [ˈmeɪ̯.a ˈbo.ka]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈme.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]

Adjective

meia-boca (invariable)

1. (informal) mediocre, poor (of low quality)

   Synonyms: medíocre, fraco, mal-feito

Further reading

• “meia-boca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “meia-boca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025