macacoa
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.kaˈko.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.kaˈko.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.kɐˈko.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.kɐˈko(w).ɐ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧co‧a
Noun
macacoa f (plural macacoas)
- a disease that is not important, serious, or of concern
- a disease of unknown cause
Further reading
- “macacoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “macacoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026