meleca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈlɛ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈlɛ.ka/

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps from melar +‎ -eca.

Noun

meleca f (plural melecas)

  1. (Brazil) booger (piece of nasal mucus)
    Synonyms: macaco, catota
  2. (Brazil) goo (sticky liquid or semisolid substance)
    Synonym: gosma
  3. (Brazil) dirty mess, especially one with goo
    Synonym: nojeira
  4. (Brazil) something of poor quality or useless
    Synonyms: porcaria, lixo
Derived terms

Interjection

meleca!

  1. yuck! (expresses mild, moderate or intense irritation at the event that by a slip something is soiled with any substance unintentionally)
  2. damn! (expresses anger or irritation)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

meleca

  1. inflection of melecar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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