choldra
Portuguese
Etymology
Controversial.[1][2] Possibly borrowed from Old Italian geldra (“crowd”), from Frankish *gilda (“meeting”).[3]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾɐ/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾa/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔl.dɾɐ/ [ˈʃɔɫ.dɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔl.dɾɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃɔɫ.dɾɐ]
- Hyphenation: chol‧dra
Noun
choldra f (plural choldras)
- (derogatory, collective) herd (a mass of people)
- (slang) prison
Synonyms
References
- ^ “choldra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- ^ “choldra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- ^ “choldra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025