ama-seca
Portuguese
Etymology
From ama (“nurse”) and seca (“dry”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.mɐˈse.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ.maˈse.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ.mɐˈse.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.mɐˈse.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧ma-‧se‧ca
Noun
ama-seca f (plural amas-secas)
- nanny, dry-nurse
- Synonyms: (Brazil) babá, baby-sitter
See also
Further reading
- “ama-seca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ama-seca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026