tabaca
Latin
Noun
tabaca
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tabacum
References
- tabaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- tabaca in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from babaca.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈba.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈba.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐˈba.kɐ/ [tɐˈβa.kɐ]
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: ta‧ba‧ca
Adjective
tabaca m or f (plural tabacas) (Brazil, regional)
Noun
tabaca f (plural tabacas) (Brazil, regional)
Noun
tabaca m or f by sense (plural tabacas) (Brazil, regional)
- (colloquial) fool
Further reading
- “tabaca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “tabaca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025