quirera

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kuruera (“what was grains”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: qui‧re‧ra

Noun

quirera f (plural quireras)

  1. (Brazil, cooking) cracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed)
    Synonym: xerém
  2. (Brazil, cooking) porridge made with corn grits
    Synonyms: canjiquinha, xerém
  3. (Brazil, Caipira) small change; a small amount of money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN

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