suruba

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi suru'ba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈɾu.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈɾu.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈɾu.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈɾu.bɐ/ [suˈɾu.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ubɐ
• Hyphenation: su‧ru‧ba

Noun

suruba f (plural surubas)

1. (Brazil, informal) stick, rod

   Synonyms: pau, bengala, cacete, porrete

2. (Brazil, vulgar) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

3. (Brazil, vulgar) sexual orgy, group sex

   Synonyms: orgia, esbórnia, bacanal

4. (Brazil, vulgar) chaos, confusion, mess

   Synonyms: confusão, caos

Adjective

suruba m or f (plural surubas)

1. (Brazil, obsolete) excellent, very good