taboca

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi taboka (“type of bamboo”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ta‧bo‧ca

Noun

taboca f (plural tabocas) (Brazil)

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: bambu, (Brazil) taquara
  2. (Northeast Brazil) A bamboo bud filled with gunpowder, used as a homemade firecracker.
  3. (Bahia, cooking) A thin, dry biscuit, cylindrical in shape.
  4. (Bahia) A small shop or stall selling odds and ends.
    Synonyms: venda, vendinha
  5. deceit, fraud
    Synonyms: engano, logro, decepção, fraude
  6. An ant of the species Camponotus atriceps.
    Synonym: jejá (Ceará)
  7. synonym of castanha (Umbrina coroides, a species of fish)

Derived terms

  • taboca-de-marajó
  • taboca-gigante
  • tabocal

Further reading

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