chulca

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuw.kɐ/ [ˈʃuʊ̯.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuw.ka/ [ˈʃuʊ̯.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃul.kɐ/ [ˈʃuɫ.kɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃul.kɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃuɫ.kɐ]

Hyphenation: chul‧ca

Noun

chulca f (plural chulcas)

(Brazil, slang) an external pocket on a suit
Synonym: chuca

Further reading

“chulca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026