boia-fria

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally "cold meal".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔj.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ/ [ˌbɔɪ̯.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔj.aˈfɾi.a/ [ˌbɔɪ̯.aˈfɾi.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔj.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ/

Noun

boia-fria m or f (plural boias-frias)

(Brazil) unregistered rural worker hired temporarily
(Brazil) employee who eats homemade meals at the workplace

Further reading

“boia-fria”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“boia-fria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026