zureta

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from azoretado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zuˈɾe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zuˈɾe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zuˈɾe.ta/

• Rhymes: -etɐ

Adjective

zureta m or f (plural zuretas) (Brazil, informal)

1. crazy, insane
2. upset, grumpy

Noun

zureta m or f by sense (plural zuretas) (Brazil, informal)

1. a crazy person
2. an upset or grumpy person

See also

• zuruó

 

Further reading

• “zureta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “zureta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025