ricaço

Portuguese

Etymology

From rico (“rich”) +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈka.su/ [hiˈka.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈka.su/ [hiˈka.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈka.su/ [χiˈka.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈka.so/ [hiˈka.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈka.su/

• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: ri‧ca‧ço

Noun

ricaço m (plural ricaços, feminine ricaça, feminine plural ricaças)

1. (informal) a very wealthy person; a moneybags

Adjective

ricaço (feminine ricaça, masculine plural ricaços, feminine plural ricaças)

1. (informal) very wealthy

Further reading

• “ricaço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024