fónix
Portuguese
Etymology
A minced oath of foda-se.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.niks/
- Hyphenation: fó‧nix
Interjection
fónix
- (slightly vulgar) used as an intensifier to represent displeasure or anger, approximately translates to fuck, but not quite as severe; but also to represent indifference or contempt
Further reading
- “fónix”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026