meia-calça

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of meia (“sock”) +‎ calça (“pants”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.ɐˈkaw.sɐ/ [ˌmeɪ̯.ɐˈkaʊ̯.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.ɐˈkaw.sɐ/ [ˌmeɪ̯.ɐˈkaʊ̯.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.aˈkaw.sa/ [ˌmeɪ̯.aˈkaʊ̯.sa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmɐj.ɐˈkal.sɐ/ [ˌmɐj.ɐˈkaɫ.sɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmɐj.ɐˈkal.sɐ/ [ˌmɐj.ɐˈkaɫ.sɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.ɐˈkal.sɐ/ [ˌmej.ɐˈkaɫ.sɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.ɐˈkal.sɐ/ [ˌmej.ɐˈkaɫ.sɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌme.ɐˈkal.sɐ/ [ˌme.ɐˈkaɫ.sɐ]

Noun

meia-calça f (plural meias-calças)

1. tights (woman’s skin-tight garment that covers the legs and feet)

   Synonym: colãs

Further reading

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