chiça

See also: chica

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps from German Scheiße.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.sɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.sa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.sɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.sɐ/

Hyphenation: chi‧ça

Interjection

chiça!

(colloquial) blimey!; rubbish! (interjection of displeasure or astonishment)

Further reading

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