mocreia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mocréia (superseded)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈkɾej.ɐ/ [moˈkɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈkɾej.a/ [moˈkɾeɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈkɾɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈkɾej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈkɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈkɾe.ɐ/

Hyphenation: mo‧crei‧a

Noun

mocreia f (plural mocreias)

(Brazil, informal, derogatory) an ugly woman
Synonym: baranga

Further reading

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