nariz de cera

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nariz-de-cera (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “nose of wax”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈɾiz d͡ʒi ˈse.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈɾiz d͡ʒi ˈse.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /naˈɾiʒ d͡ʒi ˈse.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈɾiz de ˈse.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈɾiʒ dɨ ˈse.ɾɐ/ [nɐˈɾiʒ ðɨ ˈse.ɾɐ]

Noun

nariz de cera m (plural narizes-de-cera)

1. (informal) A collection of clichés or platitudes.
2. (informal) Emphatic preamble.
3. (Brazil, journalism, obsolete) lede

   Synonym: lide

Related terms

• nariz

Further reading

• “nariz de cera”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “nariz de cera”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025