dondoca
Portuguese
Etymology
Perhaps related to dona and containing the suffix -oca.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dõˈdɔ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dõˈdɔ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dõˈdɔ.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
- Hyphenation: don‧do‧ca
Noun
dondoca f (plural dondocas)
- (Brazil, informal, possibly derogatory) a prissy or finicky woman
Further reading
- “dondoca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “dondoca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026